Settat
Sign in to saveSettat () is a city in Morocco between the national capital Rabat and Marrakesh. Settat is located by road south of the centre of Casablanca, roughly an hour's drive. It lies about north of Ben Ahmed and south of Berrechid. It is the capital of Settat Province and is its largest city in both size and population. According to the 2014 Moroccan census, it had a population of 142,250 people, up from 116,570 people in the 2004 census. Settat is above sea level, built on a plateau surrounded by foothills in all directions. The antiquities of Settat include the very old Ismailiya Kasbah distinguis
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Place details
- Locality
- Settat ⵥⵟⵟⴰⵟ سطات
- Region
- Casablanca-Settat ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍⵜ-ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ الدار البيضاء-سطات
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 155,333
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Settat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and city
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- FST Settat
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Casablanca-Settat
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- سطات
- Country
- Morocco
- Located in
- Chaouia-Ouardigha
- Population
- +171556
- Elevation
- +290
- Capital of
- Settat Province
- Image
- Entrance to Settat, Morocco.jpg
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Settat () is a city in Morocco between the national capital Rabat and Marrakesh. Settat is located by road south of the centre of Casablanca, roughly an hour's drive. It lies about north of Ben Ahmed and south of Berrechid. It is the capital of Settat Province and is its largest city in both size and population. According to the 2014 Moroccan census, it had a population of 142,250 people, up from 116,570 people in the 2004 census. Settat is above sea level, built on a plateau surrounded by foothills in all directions. The antiquities of Settat include the very old Ismailiya Kasbah distinguished by the statue of a steed which lies at the center of the city.
==History== By choosing to build the Kasbah on the hilly site of Settat, 18th century Moroccan ruler Moulay Ismail would trigger the process of urbanization. Indeed, the building of the Kasbah brought order and security for travelers and residents supported the settlements near it. Moreover, by installing the first Caïd in the region which previously depended Caïd Doukkali and Rahmani, Moulay Ismail formalized Settat status as capital of this region.