{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ---------------->| official_name = Aït Melloul | native_name = أيت ملول ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⴻⵍⵍⵓⵍ | settlement_type = City | motto = ''Work is the basis of all success'' <!-- images and maps ----------->| image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_map = Ait Melloul in Souss-Massa region locator map.png | map_size = | map_caption = Location of Ait Melloul | pushpin_map = Morocco#Africa | pushpin_relief = 1 <!-- Location ------------------>| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Morocco | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Souss-Massa | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture | subdivision_name2 = Inezgane-Aït Melloul|<!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Hicham El Kaissouni <ref>[https://aitmelloul.ma/?p=15433] </ref> | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Km2 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 40 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> <!-- Population ----------------------->| population_as_of = 2014 Census | population_footnotes = <ref name=census2014>{{cite web |url=http://rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/ |title=POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014 |language=ar, fr |publisher=High Commission for Planning, Morocco |date=8 April 2015 |accessdate=29 September 2017}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 171847 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information --------------->| timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | coordinates = {{coord|30|20|03|N|9|29|50|W|region:MA|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_min_m = 22 | elevation_max_m = 26 <!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->| postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 86150 | area_code = +212 | website = {{URL|http://aitmelloul.ma/}} | footnotes = }}
'''Aït Melloul''' ({{langx|ar|أيت ملول}}) is a city on the west coast of Morocco. It is located in the suburban area of Agadir just southeast of Inezgane, on the southern bank of the Sous River. According to the 2014 population census, the city is home to 171,847 inhabitants and 39,697 households.<ref name=census2014/> The city is part of the Inezgane-Aït Melloul prefecture in the administrative subdivision of Ait Melloul.
== Climate == Ait Melloul is characterized with a mild and temperate climate in general, sometimes hot and dry. The climate of the city is influenced by the air currents from the Atlantic Ocean. Dry currents from the south and hot winds from the Sahara also influence the climate and temperature of the city.
== Transport ==
=== Air === Ait Melloul is home for Al Massira international airport which is one of the busiest airports in the south of Morocco.
== Sports == The largest football club of the city is Union Aït Melloul which is playing in the second division of the Moroccan football league. The team plays at the municipal stadium of Ait Melloul which can host up to 5,000 fans.
== Notable natives and residents ==
* Walid Azaro, professional footballer.
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Almaarfia High School Ait Melloul.jpg|Almaarifa high school File:Agadir Al Massira Airport.jpg|Almassira international airport </gallery>
== See also == {{Portal|Morocco}}
* Al Massira Airport * Union Aït Melloul * Prefecture of Inezgane-Aït Melloul
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{Wikinews-inline|Ait Melloul}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ait Melloul}} Category:Populated places in Inezgane-Aït Melloul Category:Municipalities of Morocco
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