Kasbah Mahdiyya
Kasbah Mahdiyya, or Kasbah of Kenitra, is a kasbah located in Kenitra, Morocco. It is situated at the mouth of the Sebou River on the Atlantic Ocean, 8 km west of the city's train station.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Heath
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as: “Kasba Mahdiya”, “Kasbah of Kenitra”, “Kasbah of Mehdia”, and “La Mamora”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tetrapod.
Tetrapod
Stone
Photo: Sciurus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A tetrapod is a form of wave-dissipating concrete block used to prevent erosion caused by weather and longshore drift, primarily to enforce coastal structures such as seawalls and breakwaters. Tetrapod is situated 2½ km west of Kasbah Mahdiyya.
Kasbah Mahdiyya
- Categories: kasbah, fortress, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Kénitra Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.26458° or 34° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-6.65792° or 6° 39′ 29″ westOpen location code
8C6M787R+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 629087245OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathWikidata ID
Q48816034
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Kasbah Mahdiyya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصبة المهدية”
- Bengali: “কাসবাহ মাহদিয়া”
- French: “Kasbah de Kenitra”
- French: “Kasbah de Kénitra”
- French: “Kasbah de la Mamora”
- French: “Kasbah de Mehdia”
- French: “Kasbat Moulay Ismail”
- French: “San Miguel de Ultramar”
- Moroccan Arabic: “قصبة لمهدية”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de La Mamora”
- Spanish: “fuerte San Miguel de Ultramar”
- Spanish: “qasba Mulay Ismaíl”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Kasbah Moulay Ismail and Kasbah of Mehdia ruins.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Terminus 13 Kasbat Mehdiya and Sidi Ali ou Haddi.
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