Taza
Sign in to saveTaza () is a city in northern Morocco occupying the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez and 150 km south of Al Hoceima. It recorded a population of 150,763 in the 2024 Moroccan census and is the capital of Taza Province.
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Place details
- Locality
- Taza تازة
- Region
- Fès-Meknès ⴼⴰⵙ-ⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ فاس-مكناس
- Country
- Maroc ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ المغرب
- Population
- 162,110
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Taza
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Morocco#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Morocco
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Fès-Meknès
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Taza
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 510
- Settlement.population_total
- 150763
- Settlement.population_as_of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Taza
- Country
- Morocco
- Located in
- Taza Province
- Population
- +150763
- Area
- +37
- Elevation
- +598
- Capital of
- Taza Province
- Official website
- www.ville-taza.com
- Image
- Taza - Maroc.jpg
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Taza () is a city in northern Morocco occupying the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez and 150 km south of Al Hoceima. It recorded a population of 150,763 in the 2024 Moroccan census and is the capital of Taza Province.
==History== Historically Taza was known first as Ribāt Taza (), a military camp belonging to the Fatimid state, founded by the local governor Musa ibn Abi'l-Afiya () who was also the leader of the Miknasa. Up to at least the early 20th century, Taza was a considerable trading centre on the route between Fez and the Algerian frontier. Taza as a toponym could be derivative from Tizi (Tamazight for a hill that lies between mountains) which is where it stands up.