Rommani

Rommani is a Moroccan town in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra. It is situated at approximately 60 km southeast of Morocco's capital of Rabat and 100 km east of its economic and cultural hub of Casablanca .HistoryCamp Marchand was established on 30 July 1911 at Zebida, on the boundary of the Northern and Southern Zaer . Camp Marchand was a seat of government comparable to a prefecture. The town served as a regional services hub. The town had a post office, which served the surrounding villages of Christian Le Jacqueline, Merzougha, N'Nkreila and Sidi Bettache as well as the more dispersed population of the area, including forester's families living in the surrounding forests.The town rapidly developed during the colonial period. Many immigrants from different regions settled there, mainly Doukala but also from the Sraghna, Chyadma, Iribat and Benimaskine of Soussis Berber tribes. The majority of these tribe members were shopkeepers, field workers or construction workers. The latter were in high demand due to a boost in civil and public construction.The name of Camp Marchand was changed to Rommani at a later stage. Currently, Rommani is a town of some 15,000 inhabitants.EtymologyThe town's name stems from Oued Romane, meaning pomegranate river. This wadi runs through the city centre.Demographic development ImageSize = width:220 height:220 PlotArea = left:70 right:40 top:20 bottom:20 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify Colors = id:gray1 value:gray(0.9) DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:0 till:13389 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:2500 start:0 gridcolor:gray1 PlotData = bar:1994 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:11433 width:15 text:11,433 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:2004 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:12172 width:15 text:12,172 textcolor:red fontsize:8px