Akka (, ) is a town in
Tata Province,
Souss-Massa,
Morocco
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. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 7,102.
It contains old buildings such as the Mohaddin (locally known as Lalla Baitollah) building in
Kasabat-sidi Abdellah Ben M'Bark.
Akka may be the same as ''Vakka'' where, according to some traditions, the first
Jews
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who migrated to Morocco settled.
References
Historic Jewish communities in North Africa
Jews and Judaism in Morocco
Populated places in Tata Province
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