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Kenitra Province

Local name: ‫إقليم القنيطرة‬

Located in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco Coordinates: 34°35′00″ N 6°20′00″ W

Kenitra Province
Hakim DAHOUNE · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,061,435
1.1M
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
40
listed under Kenitra Province
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
RBA Rabat-Salé Airport70 km
TNG Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport133 km

About Kenitra Province

Kenitra Province is a district. Location: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. Population: 1,061,435.

From Wikipedia

Kenitra Province (القنيطرة, ⵍⵇⵏⵉⵟⵕⴰ) is an administrative subdivision of Morocco, located in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region. It takes its name from its capital, the city of Kenitra. It is the most populous Province of Morocco. The major cities and towns are: Kenitra Souk El Arbaa Sidi Taibi Mehdya Moulay Bousselham

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
4,745 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kenitra Province

  • Sidi Kacem Province
  • Khémisset Province
  • Sale

Climate of Kenitra Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 20° · Night 10° · Rain 86 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Ksar El Kebir · 61 km northeast21°
  • Salé Al Jadida · 75 km southwest21°
  • Casablanca · 162 km southwest22°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 7°)
Wettest month
December (109 mm)
Driest month
July (0 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Kenitra Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)16°17°19°21°24°27°30°31°29°25°20°17°
Average low (°C)7°8°9°11°14°16°19°20°18°14°10°8°
Precipitation (mm)877468512860284586109

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to Kenitra Province

The nearest airport is Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ksar El Kebir, 61 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Rabat-Salé Airport (RBA) Rabat 70 kmsouthwest
  • Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG) Tangier 133 kmnorth
  • Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ) Saïss 144 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ksar El Kebir Population: 138.3K 61 kmnortheast
  • Salé Population: 972.3K 73 kmsouthwest
  • Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Rabat Population: 1.7M 78 kmsouthwest
  • Tétouan Population: 415.8K 141 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Kenitra Province

Within 100 km: 6 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Site Archéologique de Banassa Historic site 20 kmE
  • Baht River River 21 kmSW

25–60 km3 places

  • Oued Sebou River 45 kmSW
  • Lmarja Zarqa Lake 30 kmN
  • Basra Historic site 49 kmNE

60–100 km8 places

  • Oued Loukos River 71 kmN
  • Cité Archéologique Lixus Historic site 71 kmN
  • Shāllah Historic site 78 kmSW
  • Hassan's Tower Landmark 77 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kenitra Province

40 places
  1. 1 Kenitra 352.1K
  2. 2 Sidi Slimane 78K
  3. 3 Souk El Arbaa 75.6K
  4. 4 Sidi Taibi 53.4K
  5. 5 Sidi Taibi 51K
  6. 6 Ben Mansour 43.8K
  7. 7 Sidi Mohamed Lahmar 42.6K
  8. 8 Souk El Arbaa 42.3K
  9. 9 Mograne 36.5K
  10. 10 Mnasra 34.4K
  11. 11 Sidi Bouknadel 34.3K
  12. 12 Mograne 31.3K
  13. 13 Mehdya 31.3K
  14. 14 Dar Bel Amri 31.1K
  15. 15 Lalla Mimouna 29.5K
  16. 16 Ameur Seflia 28.5K
  17. 17 Oulad H Cine 28K
  18. 18 Bahhara Oulad Ayad 27.5K
  19. 19 Arbaoua 27.3K
  20. 20 Beni Malek 26.1K
  21. 21 Kceibya 23.2K
  22. 22 Souk Tlet El Gharb 22.6K
  23. 23 Boumaiz 20.4K
  24. 24 Sidi Boubker El Haj 19.3K
  25. 25 M Saada 18.9K
  26. 26 Sfafaa 18.8K
  27. 27 Chouafaa 18.4K
  28. 28 Sidi Allal Tazi 18.1K
  29. 29 Mehdya 16.3K
  30. 30 Oulad Slama 15.9K
  31. 31 Haddada 15.9K
  32. 32 Moulay Bousselham 15.7K
  33. 33 Oulad Ben Hammadi 12.1K
  34. 34 Kariat Ben Aouda 11.1K
  35. 35 Azghar 10K
  36. 36 Oued El Makhazine 7.3K
  37. 37 Sidi Allal Tazi 5.3K
  38. 38 Chouafaa 1.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

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