Sidi Kacem
"Petitjean" redirects here. For the French Post-Impressionist painter, see Hippolyte Petitjean.
| Sidi Kacem | |
|---|---|
  Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′N 5°42′W / 34.217°N 5.700°WCoordinates: 34°13′N 5°42′W / 34.217°N 5.700°W | |
| Country |
 Morocco |
| Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
| Province | Sidi Kacem |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 74,062 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Sidi Kacem (Arabic: سيدي قاسم) is a city in Morocco. It is located at around 34°13′0″N 5°42′0″W / 34.21667°N 5.70000°W. During the French period, it was called Petitjean, after a French captain who was killed in May 1911 during the "pacification" of Morocco. Oil drilling exploration commenced in the vicinity of Sidi Kacem by the French in 1934; production of crude oil began locally in 1939.[1]
Slightly to the south of Sidi Kacem, in antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town near the westernmost border of the Roman Empire. It was built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from the third century BC, if not earlier.[2]
References
- ↑ British Petroleum Company, Our Industry, Petroleum: A Handbook, Published 1977, 600 pages
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan, Volubilis, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)
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