Taza
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Taza
تازة | |
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Taza (
History
Historically Taza was known first as Ribāt Taza (Arabic: رباط تازة), a military camp belonging to the
Taza was first settled by
Geography
Taza is located in north-central Morocco, in the south of the
The city is located in a mountain pass known as the "Taza Gap", where the Rif mountains and the Middle-Atlas range come together. Through this pass successive waves of invaders moved westward onto the Atlantic coastal plains of north-western Africa.
Climate
The
Climate data for Taza (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
44.2 (111.6) |
46.4 (115.5) |
45.7 (114.3) |
44.3 (111.7) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
26.7 (80.1) |
46.4 (115.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.2 (66.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.0 (2.87) |
71.1 (2.80) |
72.6 (2.86) |
58.1 (2.29) |
27.2 (1.07) |
6.0 (0.24) |
2.1 (0.08) |
5.0 (0.20) |
19.9 (0.78) |
55.7 (2.19) |
79.2 (3.12) |
85.3 (3.36) |
555.2 (21.86) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 55.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 178.3 | 173.8 | 203.0 | 232.1 | 263.0 | 291.7 | 309.2 | 277.3 | 225.6 | 203.4 | 171.7 | 162.6 | 2,691.7 |
Source 1: World Meteorological Organization (sun, 1981-2010)[9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA [10] |
Sights
The city's most famous historic monument is the
Bab el-Qebbour Street crosses the Kissaria (covered marketplace), then leads on to the Market Mosque where it meets up with Bab Jamaa gate, the main point of entry of Taza. Somewhat further south, across from Bab el-Rih, the Wind Gate, a bastion dating from the 16th century closes the ring around the
Topology
The topology of the area has imposed a pattern of urban spread. Viewed from above, the city takes the form of a "T". It has its root in Taza high and stretches north to reach the bed of the Oued Larbaâ. Since the urban stretches east and west along the N6 between Fez and Oujda.
At the dawn of independence, the city consisted of the Medina High Taza, the European district occupying a hill called "No Adrar Illouz. People usually pronounce Draâ louz. This area became the center of town, and finally the station area a few kilometers below.
During the following years (60s, 70s) districts have emerged, midway between downtown and the train station (Bit Goulem, Ourida, Bin-Jradi).
During the 80s, other districts make their appearance, especially north of the city (and Massira Al-Quds), extended and developed areas today. The goal of this extension was the slum clearance. It was a success, since 1986 the city was declared a city without slums. The craze is such that sections like (Massira II) are villa style.
The 90s marked the beginning of the urbanization of the axis center - Taza above. These are buildings with 6 or 7 floors occupying a strategic content between public facilities (municipality, space, civil protection, hospital ibn baja, high school and college ...) and on the other hand, it is down the high rock a hundred yards. This area is also adjacent to the uptown-Qessou meddah, Friouato and Hay Shuhada (developed throughout the last three decades).
More recently this area continues to morph and promises a beautiful view from the heights of the city. The planning now also spread on the road to Fez for several kilometers to reach the intermittently R508 (about Tainast).
The development plan provides a direct link between Taza West (at the "white bridge") and Taza high.
Notable people
- Abdelkrim El Hadrioui - Former moroccan footballer
- Achraf Bencharki – Moroccan footballer
- Ahmed Bouzfour – Moroccan novelist
- Aicha Mekki – Moroccan Journalist
- Jaouad Zairi - Former Moroccan-French footballer
- Mohsine Loukili – Moroccan novelist
- Niro, Moroccan-French rapper
- Rachid Ben Ali – Moroccan-Dutch painter
See also
- Taza Province
- Medina of Taza
- Great Mosque of Taza
- Taza Airport
- Bou Hamara- early 20th century pretender to the throne of Morocco, based in Taza
Notes
- ^ "Climatological Information for Taza, Morocco", Hong Kong Observatory, 2003, web: HKO-Taza.
- ^ High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ History of the Arabs and the Berbers and Their Powerful Contemporaries by Ibn Khaldūn (تاريخ ابن خلدون).
- ^ Meakin, James; Meakin, Kate (1911). Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 854. . In
- ^ "Taza | Morocco". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ISBN 1579583997.
- ^ "Climate: Taza تازة - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "60127: Taza (Morocco)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Taza Climate Normals for 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Terrasse, Henri (1943). La grande mosquée de Taza. Paris: Les Éditions d'art et d'histoire.
- ISBN 9780300218701.
- ^ Marçais, Georges (1954). L'architecture musulmane d'Occident. Paris: Arts et métiers graphiques. pp. 201, 271.
External links
- Taza online in French
- Parc national de Tazekka in French