Khemisset

Khemisset الخميسات ⵅⴻⵎⵉⵙⵙⴻⵜ
Khemisset Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°49′N 6°04′W / 33.817°N 6.067°W / 33.817; -6.067
Country	Morocco
Region	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Elevation	1,342 ft (409 m)
Population (2008)
• Total	111,971
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	WEST (UTC+1)

Khemisset (Arabic: الخميسات‎‎; Berber: ⵅⴻⵎⵉⵙⵙⴻⵜ) is a city in Morocco, population 111,971 (2008 census). It is situated on the A2 motorway between Rabat (81 km) and Meknès (57 km), and is the capital of Khémisset Province.

The French built in 1912 - 1914 a 600 mm narrow gauge railway from Rabat via Souk el Abra des Sehoul, Tiflet, Dar Caid Bou Driss to Khemisset. It was abandoned in 1935 and lifted before 1942. Between Tiflet, and Khemessit the old track bed of narrow gauge line was later built to Rabat Khemisset main road. The 18 of November Stadium has a capacity of 10,000 and hosts the home games of Ittihad Khémisset. A synthetic grass pitch will be installed in 2011.

The population of Khemisset (Zemmour) are Berbers of the Middle Atlas. They speak the Central Atlas Tamazight dialect.^[1]

References

↑ Khemisset, Morocco Page. Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Morocco

Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region

Capital: Rabat

Provinces and Prefectures	Kénitra Province Khémisset Province Sidi Kacem Province Sidi Slimane Province Rabat Prefecture Salé Prefecture Skhirate-Témara Prefecture

Cities	Khemisset Sidi Taibi Dar Gueddari Had Kourt Jorf El Melha Kenitra Khnichet Lalla Mimouna Mechra Bel Ksiri Mehdya Moulay Bousselham Ouazzane Oulad Slama Rabat Salé Sidi Allal Tazi Sidi Kacem Sidi Slimane Sidi Yahya El Gharb Skhirat Souk El Arbaa Témara Tiflet

Khémisset Province

Capital: Khemisset

Municipalities	Khemisset Rommani Tiflet

Rural communes	Ain Johra Ain Sbit Ait Belkacem Ait Bouyahya El Hajjama Ait Ichou Ait Ikkou Ait Malek Ait Mimoune Ait Ouribel Ait Siberne Ait Yadine Bouqachmir Brachoua El Ganzra Ezzhiliga Houderrane Jemaat Moul Blad Khemis Sidi Yahya Laghoualem M'Qam Tolba Maaziz Majmaa Tolba Marchouch Moulay Driss Aghbal Oulmes Sfassif Sidi Abderrazak Sidi Allal El Bahraoui Sidi Allal Lamsadder Sidi Boukhalkhal Sidi El Ghandour Tiddas

Coordinates: 33°49′N 6°04′W / 33.817°N 6.067°W / 33.817; -6.067

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