| Al-Hoseyma | ||
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| State | Morocco | |
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| Region | Mediterranean Morocco | |
| Inhabitants | 399.644 (2007) | |
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Al Hoceima is a city of Mediterranean Morocco
To know
Founded as a military garrison by the Spaniards at the time of the Rif War, Al Hoceima received the name of Villa Sanjuro in honor of the general who directed the war operations.
The tourist interest of Al Hoceima, inhabited mainly by Berber people, is to be found in the nearby beaches among which that of Asfiha stands out, in front of the "Peñón de Alhucemas", an islet in the hands of the Spain.
Also in the immediate surroundings is the Al-Hoceima National Park which covers a rocky and barren stretch of Mediterranean coast but not for this lacking in landscape, as well as botanical and faunal interest. On this section of the coast is the "Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera", another islet in Spanish hands which, following the 1930 earthquake, joined the mainland via a sandy isthmus.
The area is highly seismic: the last earthquake dates back to 2004 and reached 6 ° on the Mercalli scale, producing extensive damage.
How to orient yourself
Al Hoceima: full screen map.The center of Al Hoceima is there 1 piazza del Rif where the buses of the CTM company terminate and in the vicinity of which is the main market (souq) and numerous cheap hotels. The main avenue is the boulevard Mohammed V which cuts across the center in a north-south direction.
Below the center is the port area and adjacent to it, a little further south, the Quemado beach
How to get
By plane
- 1 Cherif Al Idrissi Airport. As of 2021, the following airlines were operating there:
- Royal Air Maroc - Make seasonal flights for Amsterdam, Brussels
- Royal Air Maroc Express - Domestic flights for Casablanca, Tangier, Tetouan.
- Transavia - Flights to Rotterdam, the Hague.
By bus
- 2 Gare Routière. The buses of the CTM bus lines run frequently for Tangier is Tetouan to the west and Nador, Oujda at East. Less frequent runs for Fez, Meknes is Casablanca.
How to get around
What see
Events and parties
What to do
- 1 Plage Quemado.
- 2 Plage Sfiha.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- East
- 1 Nador (130 km) - City of about 150,000 inhabitants, Nador it is located on the edge of a lagoon and constitutes a passage point for Melilla, a Spanish possession with which it forms a single urban agglomeration.
- West
- 2 Cala Iris (60 km) - A lonely beach located on the edge of the coastal park and equipped with campsites and tourist accommodation.
Other projects
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