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Kenitra - Morocco
Kenitra is a Moroccan city on the Atlantic coast, 40 km north of Rabat. It is one of the most important cities in the Kingdom, with 800,000 inhabitants. Located on the southern bank of the Sabo River, 12 kilometers from the estuary of the Atlantic Ocean at the Mahdia holiday resort, the city is located at the junction of the main and important trade routes between the cities of the east and north of the Kingdom and its center (Fez, Tetouan, Tangier, Rabat and Casablanca) Like the economic capital of Casablanca and unlike other cities for comparison. Kenitra is located ten kilometers east of the ruins of Mahdia, which dates back to the Carthaginian period where the Phoenicians stayed in the first millennium BC in what was known as the "Thamouseda". Kenitra derives its name from the small arch that stretched over the Fouarate lake, which was destroyed in 1928. The French colonial authorities named the city "Port Leoti" in 1933 and recovered its real name after the restoration of Morocco's independence from France in 1956 and knew the Portuguese occupation in 1515 and Spain in 1614, Sultan Mawla Ismail succeeded in liberating the castle in 1681.
Show more Al Hoceïma - Morocco
Al Hoceïma called in the Taghzout language Rif or Tijdit is a city located on the northeast coast of Morocco (Mediterranean Sea), in the center of the Rif region. By 2014, according to the census, it has 55,000 inhabitants. The city experienced an uprising of the Moroccan rebellion led by the chief Abdelkrim Al Khattabi before experiencing a Spanish landing in 1925, during the Rif war. Ajdir, which was the capital of the Republic of the Rif, is located 10 km south of Al Hoceima. In 2004, the city was struck by a violent earthquake. The Al Hoceima National Park covers an area of 47,000 ha and includes a land portion and a part of the sea, Alhucemas Bay (or Al Hoceima Bay). It encompasses the best preserved coastal sites on the north Moroccan coast, high cliffs and the mountainous hinterland of the Rif. The simultaneous presence in the park of three species of dolphins, common dolphin, blue and white dolphin and dolphin, is a remarkable fact in the Mediterranean. It also offers shelter for very rare species such as the Audouin's gull and the monk seal, a species in the process of quasi-extinction in the Mediterranean Sea. The bay of Al Hoceïma also has many islands, such as the tiny islands of Sabadiya and especially many small rocky islets. The island Peñón de Alhucemas has the peculiarity of being under Spanish sovereignty.
Show more Azrou - Morocco
Azrou is a Moroccan city located 89 km south of Fez, in the region of Fez-Meknes. It owes its name to a large rocky peak situated in the center of the city (Azrou in Berber means stone, rock or rock). The town of Azrou, with a population of almost 81,000 inhabitants, is a municipality in the province of Ifrane, located in a strategic highway linking the Middle Atlas and the High Atlas by Midelt via Timahdit and the Plain of Tadla by Khénifra. Azrou is a city of altitude (1,250 m) lined with mountains planted with holm oaks and cedars of the Atlas. The surroundings of the city are rich in biodiversity symbolized by a famous cedar tree, macarques of barbarism and wonderful butterflies unique in the world. The urban quality of Azrou bears the stamp of the European style (roofs in red tile).
Show more Azilal - Morocco
Azilal is a Moroccan city of the province of Azilal, of which it is the chief town, and of the Beni Mellal-Khénifra region. Azilale is located in the High Atlas at an altitude of 1,351 meters. It is located in the Atlas Mountains, surrounded by mountain ranges and plateaus. The climate of the city of Azilal is generally continental, with oceanic influences, semi-dry in summer and wet in winter. This town is characterized by the natural beauty of the surroundings: Afourrar, Bin Louidan dam, Ouzoud waterfalls.
Show more Tinghir - Morocco
Tinghir is a city in east-central Morocco, in the region of Draa-Tafilalet, located in the Todgha Valley, at the exit of the High Atlas and facing the djebel Saghro. It is an immense oasis extending over about 30 km in length and varying in width between 200m upstream and 4 km downstream. The climate of the Tinghir region is arid, (140mm / year, irregularly), with cool winters, related to altitude (1430 m on average), and latitude (31 ° 30 °).It has been the capital of Tinghir Province since its creation in 2009, and was previously part of the province of Ouarzazate. Tineghir, like its region, is populated mainly by Amazigh (Berbers).The Tineghir region is stuck between two mountainous massifs, extending over more than 700 km, from south-west to northeast of Morocco: the Central High Atlas in the north culminating at over 4,100 m (Ighil Mgoun). The djebel Saghro to the south, natural continuity of the Anti-Atlas.
Show more Taza - Morocco
Taza is a town located in the northeast of Morocco in the Taza corridor, a mountain pass where the mountains of the Rif and the Middle Atlas meet, chief town of the province of Taza. It is 315 km from Rabat and 230 km from Oujda. The name of the town comes from the Berber "Tizi" which means the pass. Taza is an Atlaso-Rifal town which developed around the fortified convent built by the Meknassa in the tenth century, which revolted against the governor of Kairouan, and took refuge in the Maghreb. Its strategic position between the Rif and the Atlas, therefore in the pre-Rif, makes of it a strong military place coveted by the peoples coming from the east, eager to conquer the Moroccan lands. Taza passed in turn into the hands of the dynasties who acceded to the head of Morocco. The surroundings of the city offer many points of interest for visitors. In particular, the Tazekka National Park, created in 1950 on an initial area of 680 hectares, whose main objective was to protect the natural resources of the Jbel Tazekka, a green peak of 1,980 m which dominates the region. Also, the Gouffre Friouato, one of the most important chasms of the region. Speleologists and adventurers will admire the breadth and wonders of its many rooms, which complement these diverse natural landscapes of Tazekka National Park.
Show more Asilah - Morocco
Assilah or Azila, a port in the north-west of Morocco with about 30,000 inhabitants, some 40 kilometers south of Tangier, in the Tangier-Assilah prefecture, Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region. Today it is a seaside resort frequented by Moroccans and Europeans. Every year, from 20 June to 15 July, personalities, artists, politicians and visitors meet at the Hassan II Center and at the Raissoun Palace for the annual cultural festival called "Moussem". The history of the city goes back to the Carthaginian period under the name of Zelli, then Roman under the name of Zilis. It was occupied by the Portuguese in 1471 who named it Arzila and built a stronghold there, with a dungeon and a vast enclosure and in a few years they transformed it into an important commercial and strategic trading post. The city was taken over by the Moroccans after the battle of the Three Kings by the Sultan Saadien Ahmed el-Mansour.
Show more Béni Mellal - Morocco
Beni Mellal is a city located between the Middle Atlas and the plain of Tadla, on the road axis of the imperial cities of Fez and Marrakech. It is one of the most important cities in central Morocco. The agglomeration has more than 445,000 inhabitants in 2014. It is located at an altitude of about 600 m, at the foot of a snow-covered Mount Tassemit ("the cold mountain") in winter and spring, culminating in An altitude of 2,240 m. Its climate is continental Middle Atlas. Its Kasbah Bel Koush, built in the seventeenth century by Moulay Ismail, was restored in the nineteenth century. Nearby are the sites of Ain Asserdoun and Kasbah Ras el Ain which are a tourist attraction for visitors to the city.
Show more Errachidia - Morocco
Errachidia, formerly known as Ksar Es-Souk, is a city in Morocco, the capital of the province of Errachidia, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. It is located on the Wadi Ziz. It is one of the cities where the Alaoui (royal family) have settled. A very large number of the Alaoui are still in this city. The city of Ksar Es-Souk was founded by the French in 1912 to set up a military base there to control and attack the region's resistants. It was renamed Errachidia by King Hassan II in 1982.
Show more Midelt - Morocco
Midelt is a city in Morocco, at the junction of the Middle Atlas and the High Atlas. The population of the city is 44 781 inhabitants in 2004. The city, located at 1,521 meters of attitude, was founded by the Protectorate in 1917 to make it an administrative center of the region. This region is grouped under the name of "Circle of Midelt" circle that covers an area of 6000 km² and whose main centers are: Itzer, Boumia, Aghbalou, Tounfite, Ksabi, Bouayach, Krouchen, Mibladen, Ahouli. Apart from these cities, the rest of the population lives in Igharman (referred Ksours, Douar, Dchar, by region and language) that cover the entire region in areas very close to each other. Situated at 1,521 m above sea level in the Atlas Mountains, Midelt has a Mediterranean climate with mountain influence, often with snow in winter. At this altitude, the mountain vegetation (fir, cedar) is present with the Mediterranean vegetation (oak, olive, date, etc.).
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