Settat, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco

History | Cities and Towns of Settat's region

🇲🇦 Settat 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. It is the capital of Settat Province and is its largest city in both size and population. 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 centre of the city.

History By choosing to build the Kasbah on the hilly site of Settat, 18th century Moroccan ruler Moulay Ismail would trigger the process of urbanization. Indeed, the building of the Kasbah brought order and security for travelers and residents supported the settlements near it. Moreover, by installing the first Caïd in the region which previously depended Caïd Doukkali and Rahmani, Moulay Ismail formalized Settat status as capital of this region.

Settat became an administrative centre in the early 18th century, due to its strategic position as an unavoidable passage between North and South. Thanks to the richness of the soil, it also prospered during the 18th and 19th centuries as an important trading centre for agricultural products, attracting entrepreneurs. This was the case for Moroccan Jews who settled here en masse in the 19th century, building their own neighborhood, the Mellah, near the Kasbah.

This development was disrupted in the early 20th century during the early chaos of the French colonization when the Chaouia tribes rallied to Moulay Hafid. However, under the French protectorate, the city of Settat had unprecedented urban development, as evidenced by the population boom it experienced from 1913 to 1925. This prosperity lasted until the early fifties when, as a result of the development of Casablanca, communications, and transportation, the city of Settat and other towns in the region have entered a period of semi-lethargy.

In the early 1990s, Settat was endowed with a university L’Université Hassan 1er de Settat, an international golf course, 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 [ mi] to the north) since 2001 by the A7 highway, and Marrakech (146 km [ mi] to the south) since 2007.

Cities and Towns of Settat's region 0.Ben Ahmed

1 Berrechid

2 Deroua

3 El Borouj

4 El Gara

5 Guisser

6 Loulad

7 Oulad Abbou

8 Oulad H Riz Sahel

9 Oulad M'Rah

10 Oulad Said

11 Ras El Ain

12 Settat

13 Sidi Rahhal Chatai

14 Soualem

Settat, Casablanca-Settat Region, Morocco 

Settat has a population of over 142,250 people. Settat also forms the centre of the wider Settat Province which has a population of over 956,904 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Settat has links with:

🇪🇸 Burgos, Spain 🇫🇷 La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France 🇫🇷 Tours, France 🇨🇳 Yinchuan, China
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Antipodal to Settat is: 172.383,-33

Locations Near: Settat -7.61667,33

🇲🇦 Berrechid -7.583,33.267 d: 29.8  

🇲🇦 Dar Bouazza -7.82,33.52 d: 60.8  

🇲🇦 Maârif -7.633,33.583 d: 64.9  

🇲🇦 Sidi Belyout -7.633,33.583 d: 64.9  

🇲🇦 Casablanca -7.61,33.59 d: 65.6  

🇲🇦 Sidi Bernoussi -7.505,33.607 d: 68.3  

🇲🇦 Mohammedia -7.372,33.703 d: 81.4  

🇲🇦 Benslimane -7.117,33.617 d: 82.8  

🇲🇦 Ben Guerir -7.95,32.233 d: 90.8  

🇲🇦 El Jadida -8.516,33.248 d: 88.2  

Antipodal to: Settat 172.383,-33

🇳🇿 Whangārei 174.326,-35.725 d: 19663.5  

🇳🇿 Hibiscus Coast 174.698,-36.606 d: 19561.9  

🇳🇿 North Shore City 174.75,-36.8 d: 19540.7  

🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763,-36.853 d: 19534.9  

🇳🇿 Hamilton 175.28,-37.788 d: 19421.5  

🇳🇿 Cambridge 175.467,-37.883 d: 19404.5  

🇳🇿 Tauranga 176.154,-37.7 d: 19390.7  

🇳🇿 Rotorua 176.25,-38.133 d: 19345.8  

🇳🇿 Stratford 174.283,-39.333 d: 19290.6  

🇳🇿 Taupō 176.072,-38.687 d: 19300.8  

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