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Ksar el-Kebir
City in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
Place in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
Ksar el-Kebir (Arabic: القصر الكبير, romanized: al-Qaṣr al-Kabīr), also known as al-Qasr al-Kabir, is a city in northwestern Morocco, about 160 km north of Rabat, 32 km east of Larache and 110 km south of Tangier.
It recorded a population of 126,617 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1]
The name means "the big castle".
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The city is located nearby the Loukous river, making El-Ksar-el-Kebir one of Morocco's richest agricultural regions. El-Ksar el-Kebir provides almost 20% of the needed sugar of Morocco. Neighbouring cities and towns include Larache, Chefchaouen, Arbawa and Tateft.
History
It was first established as a Phoenician colony in the 1st millennium BC. Following the Punic Wars, it came under Roman control with the name Oppidum Novum.[2]
In 1578, King Sebastian of Portugal suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Alcáce