El Hoceima, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Morocco
Al Hoceima is a city in the north of Morocco, on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital city of the Al Hoceima Province. It is situated in the territory of the Ait Waryagher and Ibeqquyen tribes of the Rif region, who speak a Riffian variety of the Berber language locally called Tmaziɣt. The city is a known tourists’ destination despite its small size. It has a population of about 60,000 to 90,000. The inhabitants of the city speak Berber.
Al Hoceima is cited among the cleanest and safest Moroccan cities. It is characterized by its astonishing sandy and shingly beaches like Cala Iris, Bades, Torres, Quemado and Tala Yussef, and its mountainous rocky areas. parts of Al hoceima are currently being integrated with the municipality by contracting new roads to ease transportation and new faculties are being built to better educational systems in the city.
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