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.
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
- Population
- 77250
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Mezquita de Castillejos 01.jpg
- Households
- 20061
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- ⴼⵏⵉⴷⴰⵇ
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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
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