Bni Bouayach (
Tarifit
Tmazight or Tarifit Berber, also known as Riffian ( rif, Tmaziɣt , ) is a Zenati Berber language spoken in the Rif region in northern Morocco. It is spoken natively by some 1,271,000 Rifians primarily in the Rif provinces of Al Hoceima, Nador ...
: Bni Buɛyac, ⴱⵏⵉ ⴱⵓⵄⵢⴰⵛ;
Arabic
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: بني بوعياش) is a city in
Al Hoceïma Province
Al Hoceïma is a province in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 395,644
The major cities and towns are* Ait Kamra
* Ajdir
* Al Hoceima
* Bni Bouayach
* Bni Boufrah
* Bni Hadifa
* Imzouren
* Issaguen
* T ...
located in the
region
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of
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima ( ar, طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة, ṭanja - tiṭwān - al-ḥusayma; ber, ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ ⵜⵉⵟⵡⴰⵏ ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ, ṭanja tiṭwan lḥusima) is the northernmost of the twelve regions of ...
,
Morocco
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. Bni Bouayach is the 3rd largest city in Al Hoceima province. The inhabitants are of
Berber
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Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–196 ...
or
Amazigh
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, caption = The Berber ethnic flag
, population = 36 million
, region1 = Morocco
, pop1 = 14 million to 18 million
, region2 = Algeria
, pop2 ...
origin. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 18,271.
Toponymy
Bni Buɛyac (in
Arabic
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) or Ayt Buɛyac (in
Riffian Berber) means "sons of Buɛyac".
Geography
Bni Bouayach is located in the region of
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima ( ar, طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة, ṭanja - tiṭwān - al-ḥusayma; ber, ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ ⵜⵉⵟⵡⴰⵏ ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ, ṭanja tiṭwan lḥusima) is the northernmost of the twelve regions of ...
in
Al Hoceima Province. Bni bouayach borders the
city
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Imzouren
Imzouren (Tarifit: Imzuạn, ⵉⵎⵣⵓⴰⵏ; ar, إمزورن) is a town in the north of Morocco and has an approximate population of 30,000 people. Imzouren is in the Rif mountains, near the city Al Hoceima and has nearly grown to the villa ...
to the north and
Rural Commune Nekkour with
Tifarouine to the South. To the
east
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fa ...
it borders the
Rual Commune of
Louta. The city is coneccted through the highway M2.
Education
There is offered some basic
education
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in the city that consists of Primary, Secondary and
High School
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. The city also offers a technical school or technical college with diploma in the fields of
masonry
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,
electricity
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and
carpentry
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.
Healthcare
The city of Bni Bouayach is served by a public and some private clinics.
Popular sites
Azrou Zhi'tha is the name of the tallest mountain in this town and is a popular site for mountain hikes.
Transport
Bni Bouayach is served by taxi within the city and also connected with other cities.
Sport
The city offers sport facilities.
References
Populated places in Al Hoceïma Province
Municipalities of Morocco
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