Fnideq

For the town in the Philippines with the same name in Spanish, see Castillejos.

Fnideq (Arabic: الفنيدق) is a town in northern Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast of M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture, 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of the city of Tétouan. The town is also known under the Spanish name Castillejos. It is the closest Moroccan urban commune to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, although the rural commune of Belyounech is closer. During the Hispano-Moroccan War of 1859, it was the location of the decisive Battle of Castillejos.

Fnideq الفنيدق
The city of Fnideq from the sea.
Fnideq Location in Morocco Show map of Morocco Fnideq Fnideq (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 35°51′N 5°21′W
Country	Morocco
Region	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Prefecture	M'diq-Fnideq
Population  (September 2014)[1]
• Total	77,436
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Notable people

• Hamza El Moussaoui, international footballer
• Amin Erbati, former international footballer

References

1. "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.