Salé, city in southwestern Morocco, a port at the mouth of the Bou Ragrag River, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated opposite Rabat, with which it is connected by a bridge erected in 1957. The city is an important port; its industries include flour milling, carpet weaving, fish canning, cork processing, and pottery making. Among points of interest are old walls and gates, religious shrines, the Great Mosque (12th century), and the Medersa, a school founded in 1333. Founded by Berbers in the 11th century, the city was developed under the Merinid dynasty of the 13th century. About 1630 it became a semi-independent pirate republic, the home of the “Sallee Rovers.” Population (1982) 289,391.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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