Mohammedia
المحمدية | |
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Coordinates: 33°41′N 7°23′W / 33.683°N 7.383°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Casablanca-Settat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hicham Aït Mana[1] |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 208,612 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Mohammedia (Arabic: المحمدية, romanized: al-muḥammadiyya), known until 1960 as Fedala (Arabic: فضالة), is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, Samir Refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 208,612 according to the 2014 Moroccan census.[2]