Tafoughalt

Town in Oriental, Morocco From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tafoughalt or Taforalt[a] is a town in Berkane Province, Oriental, Morocco. It is located in the centre of Aït Iznasen mountains. According to a 2014 census it has a population of 2,735.[2]

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Tafoughalt
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Tafoughalt is located in Morocco
Tafoughalt
Tafoughalt
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°48′36″N 2°24′00″W
Country Morocco
RegionOriental
ProvinceBerkane
Population
 (2014)
  Total
2,735
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
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The parents and older brothers of Hakim Ziyech, a footballer who as of 2023 plays for Chelsea and the Morocco national team, originate from Tafoughalt. They immigrated to the Netherlands in the late 1960s.[3][4]

nearby to the town is an archeological site known as Grotte des Pigeons (Pigeons cave) containing well preserved paleolithic remains.

Notes

  1. Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵖⴰⵍⵜ, romanized: tafuɣalt,[1] Arabic: تافوغالت, romanized: tāfūghālt

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