M'diq
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M'diq
ⵜⴰⵖⵎⴰⵟ Rincón or Mediek | |
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Coordinates: 35°41′9″N 5°19′31″W / 35.68583°N 5.32528°WCoordinates: 35°41′9″N 5°19′31″W / 35.68583°N 5.32528°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima |
Prefecture | M'diq-Fnideq |
Population (September 2014)[1] | |
• Total | 56,227 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Rincón, M'Diq or Mediek (from the Berber ⵜⴰⵖⵎⴰⵟ Thaghmath, in Arabic: المضيق, meaning [the] Strait) is a Mediterranean town in northern Morocco located between Fnideq and Tétouan. It borders in the south and Allyene in the west. It is the seat of M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture.[2][3]
M'diq covers an area of 480 hectares (1,200 acres), of which 153 hectares (380 acres) is urbanised. It recorded a population of 56,227 in the 2014 Moroccan census[1] and hosts more than 100,000 tourists each year.
SNIM (M'Diq's Sailing Week/Semaine nautique internationale de M'Diq) is one of the most important tourist attractions. It is organised once a year by the M'Diq Royal Yachting Club and sponsored by several commercial firms. It is also significant to all the surrounding socio-cultural activities.
M'Diq's harbour[]
The town's harbour is split into two parts: one for tourism and the other for fishing. Both have been expanded recently in order to improve tourist offerings and to increase the harbour's capacity. M'Diq is a popular weekend destination for residents of nearby Ceuta. Boats up to 50 metres long with a depth of nearly five metres can be moored.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Préfecture de M'diq Fnidq". Agency for the Development of the North of Morocco (APDN). Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ بلال. "تعرف على مدينة المضيق". تعرف (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ Morocco – Punta Almina to Oued Kiss Sector 5, retrieved 16 November 2012
External links[]
Media related to M'diq at Wikimedia Commons
- Populated places in M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture
- Mediterranean port cities and towns in Morocco
- Prefecturial capitals in Morocco
- Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima geography stubs