Témara
| Témara تمارة ⵜⵎⴰⵔⴰ |
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra | ||||
| Prefecture : | Skhirate-Témara | ||||
| Coordinates | 33 ° 55 ′ N , 6 ° 54 ′ W | ||||
| Residents : | 313,510 (2014) | ||||
| Area : | 20.56 km² | ||||
| Population density : | 15,249 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Height : | 75 m | ||||
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Témara ( Arabic تمارة, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵎⴰⵔⴰ ) is a big city with a population of about 360,000 on the Atlantic coast of Morocco , it belongs to the agglomeration of Rabat / Sale and located in the prefecture Skhirate-Témara in the region Rabat-Sale-Kénitra .
Location and climate
Témara is about 14 km (driving distance) southwest of the state capital Rabat at an altitude of about 30 m ; the distance to the southwestern metropolis of Casablanca is approx. 78 km. The climate is temperate to warm and is determined by the nearby sea; Rain (approx. 505 mm / year) falls almost exclusively in the winter half-year.
population
| year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 |
| Residents | 130,793 | 225,497 | 313.510 |
The population of the former fishing village has increased enormously since the beginning of Morocco's independence (1956) as a result of the immigration of many Berber families from southern Morocco.
economy
Témara benefits economically from the good road and rail connections and its location between the administrative capital Rabat and the economic center of Casablanca in the south. There are two industrial areas. The south has an area of 120 hectares, expandable to 300 hectares, with 55 plants, including textile, packaging, printing and food production. The second industrial zone (Attasnia) extends to the north. It has an area of 20 hectares with 23 companies (textile, electronics, chemistry).
history
Témara was founded in the 12th century by the Almohad Sultan Abd al-Mumin (r. 1130–1163), who had a mosque and a madrasa built. In the 17th century, Sultan Mulai Ismail had a wall built around the mosque. Later the sultans Mulai Abd ar-Rahman (r. 1822-1859) and Moulay Abd al-Aziz (r. 1894-1908) expanded the buildings into a fortress ( kasbah ) .
Others
The Moroccan secret service DGST operates a secret prison in Témara.
Town twinning
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Île-de-France , France
Personalities
- Hassan Abbadi (* 1943), Moroccan politician
- El Hassan Lahssini (* 1975), French long-distance runner
