Fnideq
Sign in to saveFnideq () is a town in northern Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast of M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture, north of the city of Tétouan. The town is also known under the Spanish name Castillejos. It is the closest Moroccan urban commune to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, although the rural commune of Belyounech is closer. During the Hispano-Moroccan War of 1859, it was the location of the decisive Battle of Castillejos.
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Vinony's link graph records 57 inbound references to Fnideq, and connects out to Spain, Spanish and Morocco.
The entry is geolocated on the map in MA, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Populated places in M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture and Rif.
Vinony links it to 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Fnideq
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vista Parcial De Fnideq Castillejos Desde Ceuta (158152499).jpeg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The city of Fnideq from the sea.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- M'diq-Fnideq
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2014
- Settlement.population_total
- 77436
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Fnideq
- Country
- Morocco
- Located in
- M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture
- Population
- 77250
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Mezquita de Castillejos 01.jpg
- Households
- 20061
- Significant event
- Battle of Castillejos
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- native label
- ⴼⵏⵉⴷⴰⵇ
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- Fnideq
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Encyclopedic overview
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Fnideq () is a town in northern Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast of M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture, north of the city of Tétouan. The town is also known under the Spanish name Castillejos. It is the closest Moroccan urban commune to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, although the rural commune of Belyounech is closer. During the Hispano-Moroccan War of 1859, it was the location of the decisive Battle of Castillejos.
==Notable people== Hamza El Moussaoui, international footballer Amin Erbati, former international footballer Abd al-Salam ibn Mashish, Sufi saint
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fnideq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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