Ksar el-Kebir

Ksar el-Kebir
القصر الكبير
Official seal of Ksar el-Kebir
Ksar el-Kebir is located in Morocco
Ksar el-Kebir
Ksar el-Kebir
Location in Morocco
Ksar el-Kebir is located in Africa
Ksar el-Kebir
Ksar el-Kebir
Ksar el-Kebir (Africa)
Coordinates: 34°59′56″N 5°54′10″W / 34.99889°N 5.90278°W / 34.99889; -5.90278
Country Morocco
RegionTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
ProvinceLarache
Government
 • MayorMohamed Simo
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total126,617
 • Rank
26th in Morocco
 • Religions
Islam
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Ksar el-Kebir (Arabic: القصر الكبير, romanizedal-Qaṣr al-Kabīr), also known as al-Qasr al-Kabir, is a city in northwestern Morocco, about 160 km north of Rabat, 32 km east of Larache and 110 km south of Tangier. It recorded a population of 126,617 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1]

The name means "the big castle". The city is located nearby the Loukous river, making El-Ksar-el-Kebir one of Morocco's richest agricultural regions. El-Ksar el-Kebir provides almost 20% of the needed sugar of Morocco. Neighbouring cities and towns include Larache, Chefchaouen, Arbawa and Tateft.

  1. ^ 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.