Ksar el Kebir

El-Ksar el Kebir is a metropolis in northwest Morocco, approximately 160 km from Rabat, 32 km from Larache and 110 km from Tangier. It recorded a population of 126,617 inside the 2014 Moroccan census. The town is likewise referred to as Alcazarquivir in Spanish or Alcacer-Quibir in Portuguese. The name way "the massive castle". The city is positioned close by the Loukous river that makes El-Ksar-el-Kebir one in all Morocco's richest agricultural regions. El-Ksar el-Kebir gives almost 20% of the wanted sugar of Morocco. Neighbouring towns and towns consist of Larache, Chefchaouen, Arbawa and Tateft.

1st millennium BCE: Established as a Carthaginian colony; after the Punic Wars it got here beneath Roman control with the name Oppidum Novum. In 1578, King Sebastian of Portugal suffered a crushing defeat inside the Battle of Alcacer Quibir on the palms of the King Abd al-Malik of Morocco, which ended Portugal's pursuits to invade and Christianize the Maghreb. Both kings died during the warfare, as did Abdallah Mohammed, who turned into allied with Sebastian. The death of King Sebastian began the activities which led to the transient union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain beneath Philip II of Spain. King Abd al-Malik's victory gave Morocco tremendous strength and worldwide prestige.