Kenitra is a city of Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey. It is a port on the Sebou River .

The land upon which the city is founded, as well as much surrounding territory, came under the domination of the Roman empire in AD 117. See image posted at History of Morocco.

It was then "established" in 1912 as a French military fort, harbor and town. It was renamed Kenitra in 1956 when Morocco gained independence.

See also

• Hubert Lyautey

External links

• Entry in Lexicorient