Ksar el-Kebir

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Ksar el-Kebir القصر الكبير
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Ksar el-Kebir Location in Morocco Show map of Morocco Ksar el-Kebir Ksar el-Kebir (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 34°59′56″N 5°54′10″W / 34.99889°N 5.90278°W / 34.99889; -5.90278
Country	Morocco
Region	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Province	Larache
Government
• Mayor	Mohamed Simo
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	126,617
• Rank	26th in Morocco
• Religions	Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
Website	Official website

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". 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.