Khemisset, City in Morocco
Khemisset is a city in northern Morocco and the main town of Khémisset Province, sitting on a plateau between Rabat and Meknès. It lies along a major road corridor that links the Atlantic coast to the interior of the country.
The area around Khemisset was used in ancient times by Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and later Romans as a passage between the coast and the interior. Over time, this role as a crossroads shaped the growth of a trading settlement that eventually became today's city.
Khemisset is strongly shaped by Berber traditions, which are visible at the weekly markets where women sell hand-woven rugs with geometric patterns. These rugs follow methods passed down through generations and remain a living part of everyday life in the city.
Khemisset is easy to reach from both Rabat and Meknès via a well-connected motorway, with bus services running regularly between the cities. Once in the center, most markets and services are close enough to one another that getting around on foot is practical.
Near Khemisset, along the banks of the Oued Beht, archaeologists found one of the oldest farming settlements in Africa, with traces going back over 5,000 years. This makes the surrounding region one of the earliest in North Africa where people settled permanently and cultivated the land.
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