ancient ruins
Volubilis
The best-preserved Roman ruins in North Africa, featuring impressive mosaics, a triumphal arch, and a basilica in a scenic setting near Meknes, Morocco.
55 km · about 65 min drive
AfricaMoroccoRabat-Salé-Kénitra
Khemisset
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco · Africa
About Khemisset
Khemisset sits on the route: 20 minutes from Souq Khmis Aït Yadine, 55km from Volubilis.
Khemisset is in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco, with about 140,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Souq Khmis Aït Yadine, about 17 km away.
Khemisset is a city in northern Morocco with a population of 125,834 recorded in the 2024 Moroccan census. 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 AbraRead more
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.
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Within an hour or so of Khemisset: Volubilis (55 km).
Where is Khemisset?
Khemisset is in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco, about 17 km from Souq Khmis Aït Yadine.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 143,640
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Morocco
- Region
- Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates
- 33.8240, -6.0663
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Royal Gendarmerie (outside cities): 177.
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