Kenitra
Kenitra
القنيطرة | |
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Avenue Mohamed Diouri, Avenue Mohamed V, Kenitra | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′N 6°35′W / 34.250°N 6.583°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Province | Kenitra |
| Founded | 1681 |
| Area | |
• Total | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 507,736 |
| • Rank | 8th in Morocco |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.kenitra.ma/ar/ |
Kenitra (Arabic: القُنَيْطَرَة, al-qunayṭara, [alqunajtˤira], lit. 'the little bridge') is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a port on the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024. It is one of the three main cities of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and the capital of the similarly named Kénitra Province. During the Cold War, the US Naval Air Station Port Lyautey served as a stopping point in North Africa.