Outat El Haj
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Outat El Haj is a town in Boulemane Province, Fès-Boulemane
Fès-Boulemane
Fès-Boulemane ) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in northern Morocco. It covers an area of 19,795 km² and has a population of 1,573,055 . The capital is Fès....

, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 13,945.

The population is estimated around 20.000, although the small enclaves surrounding the town may add the same figure to the population. The population consists primarily of Berber tribes from the villages in the middle Atlas mountains (Beni Hayoune, Oulad Ali, Tsiouant...)and Arab tribes from the low lands towards Guercif and Talsint. The most influential family is the Qbabou family who own a considerable part of the lands, the family's origins are from Beni Hayoune a small village on the banks of the river cheg-el-ard.

Outat el Hadj is well known for its olive tree gardens and its exquisite olive oil.
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