Martil () is a town in
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima () is the northernmost of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 15,090 km2 and recorded a population of 4 030 222 in the 2024 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Tangier.
Geography
Tange ...
,
Morocco
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. It is located on the
Mediterranean Sea
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northeast of
Tetouan.
The name Martil comes from the
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
name of Río Martín at the time of the
Spanish protectorate of Northern Morocco.
To the north is the golfing resort of
Cabo Negro
Cabo Negro, also known as Golf Beach Cabo Negro or Cabo Negro Beach and Golf Resort is a beach resort in northern Morocco, to the north of Tetouan, southeast of M'Diq, just north of Martil. The club originally had 9 holes, designed in 1978 by M. ...
.
References
Populated places in M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture
Seaside resorts in Morocco
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