Place:Ksar-el-Kebir, Tétouan, Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco

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NameKsar-el-Kebir
Alt namesAl-Ksar-al-Kabirsource: Times Atlas of World History (1993) p 336
Al-Qaṣr Al-Kabīrsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) VII, 16
Al-Qsar al-Kbirsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 28
Alcazarquivirsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) VII, 16
Alcázarsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 28
Ksar el-Kebirsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) VII, 16
TypeCity
Coordinates35.067°N 5.933°W
Located inTétouan, Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco
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El-Ksar el Kebir (Arabic: القصر الكبير; ) 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 city is also known as Alcazarquivir in Spanish or Alcácer-Quibir in Portuguese. The name means "the big castle". The city is located nearby the Loukous river that makes 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.

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