Mohammedia

Mohammedia (Arabic: المحمدية, romanized: al-muḥammadiyya; Berber languages: ⴼⴹⴰⵍⴰ, romanized: Fḍala), known until 1960 as Fedala, is a region of Casablanca on the west coast of Morocco bordering Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, the Samir Refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 208,612 according to the 2014 Moroccan census.

Mohammedia
Mohammedia
Location in Morocco
Mohammedia
Mohammedia (Africa)
Coordinates: 33°41′N 7°23′W
Country Morocco
RegionCasablanca-Settat
Government
  MayorHicham Aït Mana
Population
 (2014)
  Total208,612
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
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