SETTAT

city, central Morocco. Situated on the coastal plain immediately south of Casablanca, the city is the largest market centre in the fertile Chaouia coastal plain. Settat city's most notable features are a late 17th-century casbah built by the 'Alawi ruler Moulay Isma'il and a millah (traditional Jewish quarter) established in the 19th century. The city is connected by road and railway with Casablanca to the north and Marrakech to the south. The area around Settat has a high-density rural population, and Settat is a natural agricultural-market centre. The area is one of the principal truck-gardening areas for Casablanca. Pop. (1982) mun., 65,203.