Martil River

Martil Valley () is situated to the northeast of Tetouan,

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

. It is about 10 to 15 km long. The name comes from the

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

that crosses the

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, formerly known as Rio Martin, during the Spanish protectorate period in the first half of the 20th century. The river flows into the

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at the sea resort of

Martil Martil (Berber: ⵎⴰⵔⵜⵉⵍ, ar, مرتيل) is a town in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea northeast of Tetouan. The name Martil comes from the Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or re ...

. Valleys of Morocco Tétouan {{TangerTetouanAlHoceima-geo-stub