Fahs-Anjra

The province Fahs Anjra is about 330 km ² and around 105,000 inhabitants province in the Moroccan region of Tanger- Tétouan. The main town is the small town Anjra.

Geography

Location

The province Fahs Anjra bordered to the north by the Strait of Gibraltar, on the east by the prefecture Mdiq - Fnideq, to the south by the province of Tetouan and to the west by the province of Tangier- Asilah.

Landscape

The landscape profile of the province is characterized by hills and mountains, the highest of the 830 meter high Jebel Musa - the Moroccan counterpart to the Rock of Gibraltar. The narrow coastal strip is lined with touristy relatively undiscovered coves, some of which have small sandy beaches. The fertile hinterland is used for agriculture.

Climate

Its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, there is a Moroccan standards comparatively cool and rain rich environment. The summer daytime temperatures are rarely higher than 30 ° C; at night or in rainy weather can be cool to about 20 ° C. The winters are frost and snow in temperatures between 10 ° C and 20 ° C.

Population

A majority of the approximately 105,000 people counted population of the province are eventually immigrated Berber from the Rif Mountains, but is spoken mainly in the Arab region. The province has a pronounced rural flair; there throughout the province except the main town with about 15,000 inhabitants Anjra no medium or large city.

Economy

The province Fahs Anjra was and is extremely dominated by agriculture - mainly cereals (wheat) and vegetables are grown. In 2007, the largest port of North Africa by the name of Tangier- Med was opened on a man made peninsula that is still expanding and is expected to reach its full capacity in 2015.

History

The seaside village of Ksar as-Saghir has a potentially reaching back to the Phoenicians and Romans history. The Spanish Umayyads called it Madinat Al Yam ( "City by the Sea" ), the Almoravids called him a Ksar Mesmouda and under the Almohads, he was known as Kasr Al Majaz. The Marinids built here in the late 13th century, a small town with a circular ground plan. Later, the town became a pirate stronghold that was conquered on the orders of King Alfonso V in 1458 by the Portuguese; this built a fort with an enclosed by high walls channel and kept the place which they called Alcácer - Ceguer, even into 1550.

News

The port of Tanger- Med and the new A4 may be a new chapter in the history of the region herald that was created by royal decree and separation of areas of the provinces of Tangier- Asilah and Tétouan as an independent province until 2003. Announced in 2009, the Moroccan King Mohammed VI. the planning of a new planned city with names Ch'rafate that should be fertiggestelt 2020 ...

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