Place:Settat
Settat[lower-alpha 1] is a city in Morocco between the national capital Rabat and Marrakesh. Settat is located 83.9 km (52.1 mi) by road south of the centre of Casablanca, roughly an hour's drive.[1] It lies about 40 km (25 mi) north of Ben Ahmed and 34 km (21 mi) south of Berrechid.[1] 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,[2] up from 116,570 people in the 2004 census.[3] Settat is 370 m (1,210 ft) 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
In the early 1990s, Settat was endowed with a university L'Université Hassan 1er de Settat,[4] an international golf course,[5] and a racetrack. Settat has undergone large-scale urban planning from the 1970s to become an important regional center. Settat is linked to Casablanca (57 km [35 mi] to the north) since 2001 by the A7 highway, and Marrakesh (146 km [91 mi] to the south) since 2007.
Etymology
The name Settat comes from "Ayt Settat" a Senhaja-Berber clan of the Houara tribe.[6] They belonged to the Masmuda-led Almohad alliance according to al-Baydaq, Ibn Hazm and Ibn Khaldun.[6] Their origin is south-east of the High-Atlas and they seemingly settled in the Chaouia region as a result of the Almohad advance to the north.[6]
Notable people
- David Amar (1920–2000), Jewish businessman
- Jo Amar (1930–2009), Jewish singer
- Bouchaib Benlabsir (1931–1991), deputy mayor of Settat
- Driss Basri (1938–2007), politician, Minister of Interior in 1979–1999
- Habib Mazini (born 1954), academic and writer
- Yahya Jabrane (born 1991), footballer
- Abdel Abqar (born 1999), footballer
Sister cities
Settat is twinned with:
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Maps (Map). Google Maps.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcensus2014 - ↑ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004". Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. http://www.lavieeco.com/documents_officiels/Recensement%20population.pdf.
- ↑ "L'Université Hassan 1er de Settat". L’Université Hassan 1er de Settat. https://www.uh1.ac.ma/.
- ↑ "Settat University Royal Golf Club". Worldgolf.com. http://www.worldgolf.com/courses/morocco/settat-university-royal-golf-club.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kitab al-Ansab fi Marifat al-Ashab (The book of Genealogy for the knowledge of the companions), al-Baydaq, reviewed by Abdelwahab Benmansour, pp53, 1971
- ↑ "Accueil" (in fr). La Celle-Saint-Cloud. https://www.lacellesaintcloudjumelages.com/.
- ↑ "银川市友好城市及交流合作情况" (in zh). Yinchuan. http://www.yinchuan.gov.cn/sshc/ycgk/yhcs/.
- ↑ Arabic: سطات, romanized: siṭṭāt
Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵚⵟⵟⴰⵜ
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