Larache
Larache
العرائش | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Nickname: The Pearl | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′N 6°9′W / 35.183°N 6.150°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |
| Province | Larache |
| Founded by the Phoenicians | c. 12th century BC |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 125,008 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 92000 |
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Larache (Arabic: العرائش, romanized: al-ʿArāʾish) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast, where the Loukkos River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Larache is one of the most important cities of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region.
Many civilisations and cultures have influenced the history of Larache, starting in the ancient city of Lixus during the 12th century BCE. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to Morocco's independence era around the 1950s, Larache was a nexus for many cultures.