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Settat

Casablanca-settat, Morocco
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About Settat

Settat is a city in Morocco between the national capital Rabat and Marrakech. Settat is positioned 83.9 km by street south of the centre of Casablanca, roughly an hour's power. It is the capital of Settat Province and is its biggest town in each size and population. According to the 2014 Moroccan census, it had a populace of 142,250 people, up from 116,570 humans within the 2004 census. Settat is 370m above sea stage, constructed on a plateau surrounded with the aid of foothills in all directions. The antiquities of Settat encompass the very old Ismailiya Kasbah distinguished with the aid of the statue of a steed which lies at the center of the metropolis.

By choosing to construct the Kasbah at the hilly site of Settat, 18th century Moroccan ruler Moulay Ismail could cause the process of urbanization. Indeed, the building of the Kasbah added order and security for tourists and residents supported the settlements near it. Moreover, by putting in the primary Caid in the vicinity which formerly depended Caid Doukkali and Rahmani, Moulay Ismail formalized Settat repute as capital of this place.

Settat became an place of business within the early 18th century, due to its strategic position as an unavoidable passage among North and South. Thanks to the richness of the soil, it additionally prospered in the course of the 18th and 19th centuries as an vital trading center for agricultural products, attracting marketers. This became the case for Moroccan Jews who settled right here en masse within the 19th century, building their own community, the Mellah, close to the Kasbah.

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