Ras Kebdana or Ras El Ma (

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 ...

: Qabuyawa, ⵇⴰⴱⵓⵢⴰⵡⴰ;

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: رأس الماء) is a town in

Nador Province Nador is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 564,943. It is situated east from Driouch Province and west from Berkane Province. Major cities and towns The major cities and towns are: * Al Aaroui * Beni ...

, Oriental,

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 t ...

. It is a

seaport A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...

, is located in the province of

Nador Nador ( Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⴷⵓⵔ) is a coastal city and provincial capital in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco with a population of about 161,726 (2014 census). Nador city is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a salt lagoon nam ...

. According to the 2014 census, it has a population of 7,580.

History

The town was part of the

Kingdom of Nekor The Emirate of Nekor ( ar, إمارة بني صالح ''ʾImārat Banī Ṣāliḥ'') was an emirate centered in the Rif area of present-day Morocco. Its capital was initially located at Temsaman, and then moved to Nekor. The dynasty was of Hi ...

around the 8th century AD.

Economy

For centuries, the people of Ras Kebdana lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, livestock farming and

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

, which is today the most important source of income. Tourism also plays a certain role, as the east is a 6-kilometer-long sandy beach, which is visited on the weekends by day-trippers from

and Oujda.

Gallery

File:Playa_del_Cabo_de_Agua.jpg, Panorama of Ras Kebdana beach

References

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Mediterranean port cities and towns in Morocco Rural communes of Oriental (Morocco) Populated places in Nador Province {{OrientalMA-geo-stub