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.- Type: Heath
- Description: Moroccan cultural heritage site
- Also known as: “fuerte San Miguel de Ultramar”, “Kasba Mahdiya”, “Kasbah de Kenitra”, “Kasbah de la Mamora”, “Kasbah of Kenitra”, “Kasbah of Mehdia”, “Kasbat Moulay Ismail”, “La Mamora”, “qasba Mulay Ismaíl”, and “San Miguel de Ultramar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tetrapod.
Tetrapod
Stone
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″ north
Longitude
-6.65792° or 6° 39′ 29″ west
Open location code
8C6M787R+RR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Kasbah Mahdiyya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصبة المهدية”
- Bengali: “কাসবাহ মাহদিয়া”
- French: “Kasbah de Kénitra”
- French: “Kasbah de Mehdia”
- Moroccan Arabic: “قصبة لمهدية”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de La Mamora”
- Turkish: “Mehdiyye Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Kasbah Moulay Ismail and Kasbah of Mehdia ruins.
Nearby Places
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