Kenitra

This article is about the city in Morocco. For the city in Syria, see Quneitra.

Kenitra القنيطرة (Arabic) ⵍⵇⵏⵉⵟⵕⴰ (Standard Moroccan Tamazight)
city
Scenes from Kenitra
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Interactive map of Kenitra
Coordinates: 34°15′N 6°35′W
Country	Morocco
Region	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Province	Kenitra
Government
• Mayor	Mina Hrouza (RNI)
Population  (2024)
• Total	507,736
• Rank	8th in Morocco
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	14000
Website	http://www.kenitra.ma/ar/

Kenitra is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is a major urban center on the mouth of the Sebou River with a population of 507,736 as of 2024, with Mehdya counting an additional 58,558.

It is one of the three main cities of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and serves as the primary industrial hub for the region. it is also the capital and namesake of Kénitra Province.

During the Cold War, the US Naval Air Station Port Lyautey served as an important stopping point in North Africa, the base was later handed over to the Royal Moroccan Air Force.

The historic coastal town of Mehdya is administered as a separate urban commune within Kénitra Province, though it is functionally integrated as a coastal district of the city of Kenitra.