Mohammedia
Sign in to saveMohammedia (), known until 1960 as Fedala (), is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, Samir Refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 514,057 as of 2024 estimate.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mohammedia
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- Morocco#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Morocco
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Casablanca-Settat
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hicham Aït Mana
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- Metric
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 514,057
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- French Protectorate
- Battle of Fedala
- New city
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Subdivisions
- Demographics
- Education
- Municipality
- Kasbah area
- Al-Alia
- Economics and transport
- Port
- Notable people
- International Relations
- Twin towns - Sister cities
- References
Mohammedia (), known until 1960 as Fedala (), is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, Samir Refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 514,057 as of 2024 estimate.
==History== === Early history === left|thumb|A farm in Fedallah in 1936. left|thumb|200px|The entry of the Kasbah and the Al Atik Mosque in the backgroundThe harbor, which is now Mohammedia, was originally named Fedala (). The name comes from the Arabic words Fadl Allah () which means "favor of God". According to Graberg de Hemsö, it comes from Fayḍ Allāh, meaning "bounty of God". Traces still exist of its business role under the Almoravid dynasty. It was frequented in the 14th and 15th centuries by merchant ships from Europe seeking cereals and dried fruits.