Mohammedia
| Mohammedia المحمدية ⵍⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷⵉⵢⴰ / ⴼⴹⴰⵍⴰ |
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| State : |
 Morocco
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| Region : | Casablanca Settat | ||||
| Prefecture : | Casablanca | ||||
| Coordinates | 33 ° 41 ′ N , 7 ° 23 ′ W | ||||
| Residents : | 208,612 (2014) | ||||
| Height : | 10 m | ||||
Mohammedia ( Arabic المحمدية, DMG al-Muḥammadīya , Central Atlas Tamazight ⵍⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷⵉⵢⴰ / ⴼⴹⴰⵍⴰ ) is a Moroccan port city with around 200,000 inhabitants on the Atlantic. The original name of the city was Fedala /فضالة / Faḍāla ; in 1959 it was named in honor of King Mohammad V renamed.
location
Mohammedia is located about 27 km (driving distance) northeast of Casablanca and about 62 km southwest of Rabat on the Atlantic coast in the Casablanca-Settat region .
population
Most of the city's residents are of Berber descent, but Moroccan Arabic is the common language.
| year | 1982 | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 |
| Residents | 105.120 | 170.063 | 188,619 | 208,612 |
economy
The city is conveniently located on the A3, which connects Rabat with Casablanca; it is also connected to the railway network. However, the main source of income for the city is the port. In addition, small industry, trade and craft play a not insignificant role. In summer, the beaches of Mohammedia are a popular destination for tourists from Casablanca.
history
The exact founding date of the city is unknown. What is certain is that the city was already a trading center under the Almoravids . From the 14th to the 19th century, the port was a traditional transshipment point for European traders, but also a haven for corsairs . In 1773, Sultan Mulai Muhammad III had the kasbah, a granary, and the white Al-Atik mosque built.
Immediately after the signing of the protectorate treaty between Morocco and France , the colonial government began building modern port facilities in 1913.
Town twinning
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Ghent since 1982 -
az-Zawiya since 2006 -
Perpignan since 2009 -
Belfort since 2010
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Dreux since 2010
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Noginsk since 2010 -
Jiangyin since 2011
