Khemisset
الخميسات | |
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  Khemisset Location in Morocco  Khemisset Khemisset (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 33°49′N 6°04′W / 33.817°N 6.067°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Province | Khemisset |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 131,542 |
| • Rank | 24th in Morocco |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Khemisset (Arabic: الخميسات) is a city in northern Morocco with a population of 131,542 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] It is situated on the A2 motorway between Rabat (81 km) and Meknès (57 km), and is the capital of Khémisset Province.
From 1912 to 1914 the French built a 600 mm narrow gauge railway from Rabat via Souk el Abra des Sehoul, Tiflet, Dar Caid Bou Driss to Khemisset. It was abandoned in 1935 and lifted before 1942. Between Tiflet and Khemisset, the old track bed of narrow gauge line was later built to Rabat Khemisset main road.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "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.