Khemisset

Khemisset (Arabic: الخميسات) is a city in northern Morocco with a population of 131,542 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census.[1] It is situated on the A2 motorway between Rabat (81 km) and Meknès (57 km), and is the capital of Khémisset Province. From 1912 to 1914 the French built a 600 mm narrow gauge railway from Rabat via Souk el Abra des Sehoul, Tiflet, Dar Caid Bou Driss to Khemisset. It was abandoned in 1935 and lifted before 1942. Between Tiflet and Khemisset, the old track bed of narrow gauge line was later built to Rabat Khemisset main road.[citation needed] Khémisset Province is located between the Atlas and the northwest, and is 37 km away from the ocean. The climate is moderate and conducive to agriculture. The region has two dams, eighteen valleys, and a dayet roumi.[citation needed]