Al-Maghrib

General Information

Provincial Capital: Tamrida

Literally translated as 'The West', this is the western province of Bettia, and home to some of the nation's most beautiful buildings and arts.

The northern part of Maghrib is home to large numbers of Bettia's arab and jewish populations, whilst the south is home to Bettia's Indonesian speaking minority. There has been some debate in regional and national circles as to whether the region should be split into two separate provinces based on this racial divide, but the President and the Grand Shura are officially against this.

The northern half of the province sits on the main road and rail links between Gabalfa and Nedalia. Transport links to the southern half of the province aren't quite as well developed, although some investment is being made to improve travel links to Gabalfa, Lorshill and southern Nedalia.

Industries

Maghrib is home to a large number of diverse industries, including bookmaking, printing, art supplies, and food and drink production.

The Bettian clothing industry is centred around the southern town of Subarnas. The sportswear division of FOYNLS is located here, as are it's many textiles and leather production outlets.

South Maghrib is also a centre of agriculture, especially cattle farming for meat and leather.

Places of Interest

Tamrida

The provincial capital of Maghrib, Tamrida is well-known for it's many mosques including the Masjid I Noor, the largest mosque in Bettia outside Gabalfa. Tamrida's skyline is filled with domes and minerets (including those of Thamitra Gate, Tamrida's famous football stadium), and the entire town echoes to the sounds of many azans as the time for prayer arrives.

Subarnas

The unofficial clothing capital of Bettia, Subarnas is home to some of the country's best known clothing manufacturers, including the Bahagia Clothing Concern and FOYNLS. Various museums and exhibits are also located here, to give tourists an insight into how their favourite clothes are made.

Environment & Climate

Southern Maghrib is generally flat, and is slightly elevated above sea level. It's fertile soils are ideal for agriculture, and much of it is taken up by farmland for crops, cattle and sheep.

Northern Maghrib becomes slightly hilly as it approaches the northern province of Gwlad Teg. As such, it is generally sheltered from any inclement weather coming in from that direction, although the occasional heavy rainfall or snowfall sometimes makes its way down from the mountains. Flash flooding can be a real but thankfully rare problem in this area.