Al Hoceima

Al Hoceima (called by many locals Biya) is a Moroccan port and town on the Mediterranean Sea, and it is one of the main cities in the Rif. It is the capital of the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region.Al Hoceima is placed near Ajdir, the city where the Guerilla leader Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi was born. It is situated in the territory of the Bucoya tribe of the Rif who speak Tamazight.The Spanish started to develop Al Hoceima around 1925, then known as Villa Sanjurjo, named after the general who landed there during the Rif Rebellion which was led by Abd al-Karim Al-Khattabi against Spanish and French colonial rule in North Africa.
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