page_title: Mohammedia
section_title: New city
hierarchical_section_title: Mohammedia / History / New city
caption_attribution_description: credit: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory http://imglib.lbl.gov/ImgLib/COLLECTIONS/BERKELEY-LAB/PEOPLE/VISITORS-AND-SPECIAL-EVENTS/index/97502273.html * Title: King Mohammed V of Morocco * Description: The caravan of black limousines that paraded up Cyclotron Road on December 5, 1957, was bringing King Mohammed V of Morocco and his party for a visit to the Laboratory. Professor Lawrence points out features of the view from The Hill for President Sproul and King Mohammed V. * Citation Caption: Magnet, Vol.2, No.1, January 1958, p. 5 * Date: 1957
context_page_description: Mohammedia is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most important oil refinery of Morocco, the Samir refinery, which makes it the center of the Moroccan petroleum industry. It has a population of 208,612 according to the 2014 Moroccan census.
context_section_description: Fedala was renamed Mohammedia on 25 June 1960 in honor of King Mohammed V, the restorer of Moroccan independence, on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the Samir oil refinery. The new name indicates the modern character of this city. Today, the city serves as both a seaside resort and a manufacturing center.
  Mohammedia is also a resort city containing a golf and tennis club, casino and many other activities. In addition, people call it madinate lwouroude wa riyada which means "city of flowers and sports".
  Within the past decade, Mohammedia's beaches "Sablet & Mimosa" have drawn many people from Casablanca, and its nearby cities.  Sablet and Mimosa have been under development, building new beach condos, villas, as well as more investments in small businesses which creates more jobs. Summer is simply the best season in Mohammedia being that there is more involvement due to an increase of the population. There is a wide range of outdoor activities including basketball, soccer, surfing, and fishing. The night life is a great experience to be part of, including several cafes, restaurants, clubs, and a boardwalk. A couple of beach residential areas that are good place for vacation are "Residence of Oubaha" and "Palm Beach." There are several other projects going on in the city of Mohammedia as well as infrastructure throughout the city.
caption: In 1960, the city was renamed after the reigning King of Morocco, Mohammed V
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