Official Name: | Moulay Bousselham |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Name1: | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Kénitra |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 5693 |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 34.8786°N -6.2933°W |
Moulay Bousselham is a town in Kénitra Province, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco. At the 2004 census, its population was 5,693.[1]
In the center of local history are the (partly legendary) episodes about a man who came from Egypt in the middle of the 16th century and was killed in the battle of the three kings (August 4, 1578). He was then buried in the coastal town, which resulted in several miracles. Later, a small mausoleum (koubba) was built over his grave, which is visited by many pilgrims every summer. As a result, other "holy men" came here, whose dome tombs are scattered across the town. Since the 1960s, the fishing village has developed into a seaside resort, where today many Moroccans, but also Europeans, spend a few hours or days on the beach.