| Native name | سيدي بوقنادل |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34.1333°N 6.73333°W |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Province | Salé Prefecture |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Bouknadel (Berber: Buqnadel, ⴱⵓⵇⵏⴰⴷⴻⵍ, Arabic: بوقنادل) is a town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco situated slightly to the north of Rabat and south of Kenitra. The locale is the site of a former U.S. Naval Radio Transmitter Communications Station (USNRST Bouknadel Morocco). The Naval Airstation was near the town of Kenitra, formerly known as Port Lyautey[1] Earliest permanent settlement of this area is evidenced at the Phoenician and Roman settlement of Chellah slightly to the south on the banks of the Oued Bou Regreg.[2][3]
Tourism
Bouknadel became a prime tourism place for foreigners with the development of the beach front property and community developed by prestige the development includes beach front property's on the plage de nations, a PSG soccer training camp, a shopping center and more still in development. Bouknadel is also home to Morocco's arboretum the Exotiques De Bouknadel.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Naval Air Station, Port Lyautey, Morocco
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Chellah, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham
- ^ Bouknadel, Morocco Page. Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in Morocco