Imzouren

Place in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
Imzouren
Imzuạn
إمزورن
35°9′N 3°51′W / 35.150°N 3.850°W / 35.150; -3.850
Country Morocco
RegionTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
ProvinceAl Hoceïma Province
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Imzouren (Tarifit: Imzuạn, ⵉⵎⵣⵓⴰⵏ; Arabic: إمزورن) is a town in the north of Morocco. It is located near the city of Al Hoceima and now stretches almost to the town of Bni Bouayach. The inhabitants of Imzouren are Riffians. The February 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake occurred near Imzouren and registered 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale. At least 564 people died there, with over 250 people wounded.[1] According to the 2014 census, the city has a population of 33,852.

References

  1. ^ "Quake flattens Moroccan villages". 24 February 2004.


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