Bni Bouayach (

Tarifit Tmazight or Tarifit Berber, also known as Riffian ( rif, Tmaziɣt , ) is a Zenati Berber language spoken in the Rif region in northern Morocco. It is spoken natively by some 1,271,000 Rifians primarily in the Rif provinces of Al Hoceima, Nad ...

: Bni Buɛyac, ⴱⵏⵉ ⴱⵓⵄⵢⴰⵛ;

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: بني بوعياش) is a city in

Al Hoceïma Province Al Hoceïma is a province in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 395,644 The major cities and towns are* Ait Kamra * Ajdir * Al Hoceima Al Hoceima ( ber, translit=Lḥusima, label= Riffian-Berber, ⵍⵃ ...

located in the

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Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima ( ar, طنجة - تطوان - الحسيمة, ṭanja - tiṭwān - al-ḥusayma; ber, ⵟⴰⵏⵊⴰ ⵜⵉⵟⵡⴰⵏ ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ, ṭanja tiṭwan lḥusima) is the northernmost of the twelve regions of ...

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. Bni Bouayach is the 3rd largest city in Al Hoceima province. The inhabitants are of

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origin. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 18,271.

Toponymy

Bni Buɛyac (in

) or Ayt Buɛyac (in Riffian Berber) means "sons of Buɛyac".

Geography

Bni Bouayach is located in the region of

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. Bni bouayach borders the

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Imzouren Imzouren (Tarifit: Imzuạn, ⵉⵎⵣⵓⴰⵏ; ar, إمزورن) is a town in the north of Morocco and has an approximate population of 30,000 people. Imzouren is in the Rif mountains, near the city Al Hoceima and has nearly grown to the vill ...

to the north and Rural Commune Nekkour with Tifarouine to the South. To the

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it borders the Rual Commune of Louta. The city is coneccted through the highway M2.

Education

There is offered some basic

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in the city that consists of Primary, Secondary and

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. The city also offers a technical school or technical college with diploma in the fields of

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and

carpentry Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters t ...

Healthcare

The city of Bni Bouayach is served by a public and some private clinics.

Popular sites

Azrou Zhi'tha is the name of the tallest mountain in this town and is a popular site for mountain hikes.

Transport

Bni Bouayach is served by taxi within the city and also connected with other cities.

Sport

The city offers sport facilities.

References

Populated places in Al Hoceïma Province Municipalities of Morocco {{TangerTetouanAlHoceima-geo-stub