Kenitra
القنيطرة | |
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      Avenue Mohamed Diouri, Avenue Mohamed V, Kenitra | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Kenitra Location in Morocco  Kenitra Kenitra (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′N 6°35′W / 34.250°N 6.583°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Province | Kenitra |
| Founded | 1681 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 431,282 |
| • Rank | 9th in Morocco |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.kenitra.ma/ar/ |
Kenitra (Arabic: القُنَيْطَرَة, al-qunayṭara, [alqunajtˤira], lit. 'the little bridge'[2]) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 431,282 as of 2014.[3] 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.
- ^ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Team, Almaany. "ترجمة و معنى قنيطرة بالإنجليزي في قاموس المعاني. قاموس عربي انجليزي مصطلحات صفحة 1". www.almaany.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". hcp.ma (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2015-07-11.