Kenitra
Kenitra (Arabic: القُنَيْطَرَة, al-qunayṭara, [alqunajtˤira], lit. 'the little bridge'; Berber languages: ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, romanized: Qniṭra; French: Kénitra) is a city in northwestern Morocco, known as Port Lyautey from 1932 to 1956. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 431,282 as of 2014. It is one of the three main cities of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and the capital of the similarly named Kénitra Province. During the Cold War, the US Naval Air Station Port Lyautey served as a stopping point in North Africa.
Kenitra
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Avenue Mohamed Diouri, Avenue Mohamed V, Kenitra | |
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Kenitra Location in Morocco Kenitra Kenitra (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′N 6°35′W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Province | Kenitra |
| Founded | 1st Century BC (as Thamusida), 1912 (Modern city) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 431,282 |
| • Rank | 9th in Morocco |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.kenitra.ma/ar/ |
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