Alcazarseguir

"Alcazarseguir (var. Alcazarseguer) (en árabe, , Ksar Seghir, al-Qsar as-Seghir, o castillo pequeño') es una localidad del litoral mediterráneo, entre Tánger y Ceuta, en la margen derecha del río del mismo nombre, en la región de Yebala, al noroeste de Marruecos. Administrativamente pertenece a la prefectura de Fahs Anjra de la región Tánger-Tetuán. Tiene una pobalción de 10.995 habitantes según el censo de 2004. La localidad se encuentra a pocos kilómetros del puerto Tánger-Med, que será el más grande de África una vez inaugurado a mediados de 2010."

"Ksar es-Seghir or Ksar Sghir or al-Qasr al-Seghir (Arabic ), is a small town on the Mediterranean coast in the Jebala region of northwest Morocco, between Tangier and Ceuta, on the right bank of the river of the same name. Administratively, it belongs to Fahs-Anjra Province and the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. By the census of 2004, it had a population of 10,995 inhabitants. It is also known by its Portuguese name Alcácer-Ceguer and its Spanish name Alcázarseguir (or more archaically, 'Castillejo'). Its name Ksar es-Seghir ('small castle') contrasts with Ksar-el-Kebir ('large castle') further south. The old name of the city is "Ksar Masmuda" (The Masmuda castle), as reported by 13th-century historian Abdelwahid al-Marrakushi. The city is circular, a design unusual in medieval Moroccan town planning. It is built from brick and ashlar masonry and flanked by semi-circular masonry towers. There are three monumental doors in the wall, each flanked by square towers. The Bb al-Bahr (door of the sea), has an elbowed entrance for defensive purposes. These doors were used both for communication and trade and for taxation purposes."