Sidi Kacem

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Sidi Kacem (Arabic: سيدي قاسم‎) is a city in Morocco. It is located at around 34°13′0″N, 5°42′0″W. Oil drilling exploration commenced in the vicinity of Sidi Kacem by the French in 1934; production of crude oil began locally in 1939.[1]

Slightly to the south of Sidi Kacem, in antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town near the westernmost border of the Roman Empire. It was built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from the third century BC, if not earlier.[2]

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  1. ^ British Petroleum Company, Our Industry, Petroleum: A Handbook, Published 1977, 600 pages
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan, Volubilis, Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham (2007)