Temara

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'''Temara''' ({{langx|ar|تمارة}}) is a coastal city in Morocco.<ref><span class="plainlinks">[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/MO/49/Temara.html Temara] </span>Location information.</ref> It is located in the region of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, directly south of Rabat on the Atlantic coast, in the suburban area of the capital. The city with 313,510 inhabitants as of 2014<ref name=census2014/> is the capital of Skhirate-Témara Prefecture. It is twinned with Saint Germain en Laye, France. The city has beaches and a small pleasure port.

== History == Temara was founded in the twelfth century (1130–1163) by Sultan Abd al-Mu'min, who built a mosque there and named it Massa. Five centuries later, Mulai Ismail built the current wall and made from Temara a ribat (casern) around Said mosque. Later, Mulay Abd ar-Rahman (1822–1859) and Mulay Abdul Aziz (1894–1908), completed (Kasbah of the Udayas) as religious and military camps. Temara also has a small network of coastal caves, notably El Harhoura 2 cave and El Mnasra cave (formerly known as the Smugglers' Cave), which are archaeological sites dating back 120,000 years, from the Aterian age.<ref>{{cite web |title=Temara Travel Guide |url=https://www.travelguidesgenius.com/travel-guides/the-top-best-things-to-do-in-temara-morcco-rabat-travel-guide/ |website=Travel Guides Genius}}</ref>

==Climate== Temara has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). In winter there is more rainfall than in summer. The average annual temperature in Temara is {{convert|17.8|°C|1}}. About {{convert|505|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.

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|source = Climate-Data.org, Climate data |date=18 January 2018}}

== Economy == Temara is close to Morocco's two main cities, Rabat, the capital, and economic center Casablanca.

Two main zones share the essence of the industrial units in the city of Temara. The first is in the direction of Casablanca, and, with a total area of 120 hectares, extensible to 300 Ha work 55 industrial units in this zone, contains the more clean industry sectors (textiles, packaging, printing, food). The second industrial zone is at the other end of town, in the direction of Rabat. It is the industrial zone Attasnia, which, with a total of 20 hectares, contains 23 industrial units (such as textiles, electronics, chemicals).

== People == The population was at first constituted by Zaer tribes and different tribes of Oudayas (Military groups from different regions of Morocco that were established by the Sultan. They had the right to cultivate the land in exchange for their Military service to the Sultan). Now the population was diversified by all ethnicities in Morocco: Arabs and various Amazigh groups, Chleuhs and Hassanis).

== Notable people == *Mourad Hdiouad - Moroccan football manager *Hamza Igamane - Moroccan football player

== See also == * Rabat Zoo

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{in lang|ar}} [http://www.temaracity.com Temara City]

{{Coord|33|55|36|N|6|54|44|W |display=title |region:MA_type:city}} {{Rabat-Salé-Kénitra}} {{Prefectures and provinces of Morocco}} {{Authority control}}

Category:Populated places in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Category:Skhirate-Témara Prefecture Category:Municipalities of Morocco Category:Prefectural capitals in Morocco