Taourirt (

Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: 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 (1913–19 ...

: ''Tawrirt'', ⵜⴰⵡⵔⵉⵔⵜ; ar, تاوريرت) is a town in

Taourirt Province Taourirt is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2004 is 206,762 The major cities and towns are: * Debdou Debdou (Berber: ⴷⴻⴱⴷⵓ) is a town in Morocco. It is known for its multi-ethnic population, includi ...

in the northern part of

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 to A ...

. Situated in the Oriental region about 100 km west to the city of

Oujda Oujda ( ar, وجدة; ber, ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, Wujda) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people. It ...

. The town is important as a transport link: the main east-west railway from

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populatio ...

- Fez in the west to

in the east runs through Taourirt. Also bus lines running from several cities in the Nador province (including the city of

Nador Nador ( Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⴷⵓⵔ) is a coastal city and provincial capital in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco with a population of about 161,726 (2014 census). Nador city is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a salt lagoon nam ...

) make a stop in the town. The new branch line of the Moroccan railways running from Taourirt to

opened in 2009. This line runs alongside the existing road, through the mountains, to

. Taourirt is also known because of its ancient

Kasbah A kasbah (, also ; ar, قَـصَـبَـة, qaṣaba, lit=fortress, , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term ''alca ...

Notable people

Moha El Yaagoubi Mohammed El Yaagoubi Youbi ( ar, محمد اليعقوبي; born 12 September 1977), known as Moha, is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a left midfielder. Due to the many years spent in Spain – his entire professional career, whic ...

- former international footballer

Gallery

File:Taourirt Maroc 001.JPG, The Kasbah in Taourirt. File:ONCF DF 115 near Taourirt.jpg, The railway near Taourirt. File:Taourirt.jpg, Aerial photo of the city. File:Taorirt-train-station.jpg, Loc moved to other end of train for the Nador-Fes train

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Taourirt Province Municipalities of Morocco Provincial capitals in Morocco