Imzouren (

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, Nador ...

: Imzuạn, ⵉⵎⵣⵓⴰⵏ; ar, إمزورن) is a town in the north of

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

and has an approximate population of 30,000 people. Imzouren is in the

Rif The Rif or Riff (, ), also called Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. This mountainous and fertile area is bordered by Cape Spartel and Tangier to the west, by Berkane and the Moulouya River to the east, by the Mediterrane ...

mountains, near the city

Al Hoceima Al Hoceima ( ber, translit=Lḥusima, label= Riffian-Berber, ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ; ar, الحسيمة; '' es, Alhucemas'') is a Riffian city in the north of Morocco, on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. It i ...

and has nearly grown to the village

Bni Bouayach Bni Bouayach (Tarifit: Bni Buɛyac, ⴱⵏⵉ ⴱⵓⵄⵢⴰⵛ; Arabic: بني بوعياش) is a city in Al Hoceïma Province located in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. Bni Bouayach is the 3rd largest city in Al Hoceima provinc ...

. It's also close to the Souani Beach. Most of the inhabitants in Imzouren are

Imazighen , image = File:Berber_flag.svg , caption = The Berber ethnic flag , population = 36 million , region1 = Morocco , pop1 = 14 million to 18 million , region2 = Algeria , pop2 ...

. The February

2004 Al Hoceima earthquake The 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake occurred on 24 February at 02:27:47 local time near the coast of northern Morocco. The strike-slip earthquake measured 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum perceived intensity of IX (''Violent'') on t ...

occurred near Imzouren and registered 6.3 on the

moment magnitude scale The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with or Mw, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment. It was defined in a 1979 pape ...

. At least 564 people died there, with over 250 people wounded. Imzouren is annually visited by thousands of tourists, including Moroccan travellers and European tourists. There are many cafés and terraces and a lively nightlife. It is home to an

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.http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/where-we-help/africa/morocco/imzouren

References

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