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Kenitra
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Kénitra (, , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024. 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.
Kénitra is a major port city in northwestern Morocco with a population of over 500,000 people, serving as one of the three main urban centers in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region. The city gained strategic importance during the Cold War when it hosted the US Naval Air Station Port Lyautey, which functioned as a key stopping point for American military operations in North Africa.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kénitra القنيطرة
- Region
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra ⵔⴱⴰⵟ-ⵙⵍⴰ-ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 470,949
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kenitra
- Settlement.image_caption
- Scenes from Kenitra
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Kenitra province.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Blason de la ville de Kénitra.svg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 120px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kenitra
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1681
- Settlement.unit_pref
- metric
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Port-Lyautey
- Demonym
- kénitris
- Population
- 507736
- Area
- 650
- Elevation
- 26
- Official website
- www.kenitra.ma
- Image
- Kenitra main pic.jpg
- Households
- 138708
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- Commons category
- Kenitra
- postal code
- 14000
- native label
- ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ
- inception
- 1912-00-00
- P12749
- 1974
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient history
- Colonial and recent history
- U.S. Naval Base
- Climate
- Population
- Areas and neighbourhoods
- Education
- Colleges and universities
- Transportation
- Sports
- Kénitra Athletic Club, KAC
- Basketball
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes and references
- External links
Kénitra (, , , ) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024. 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.
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