Segangan

Azghenghan city, Nador province, Morocco

Azghenghan Azɣenɣan Segangan / أزغنغان / ⴰⵣⵖⴻⵏⵖⴰⵏ
Town
Country	Morocco
Region	Oriental
Province	Nador
Population  (2004)
• Total	20,181
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Segangan (Berber: Azɣenɣan or Azghenghan, Arabic: أزغنغان) is a town and municipality in the province of Nador, Oriental, Morocco. It is one of the major towns of the province. According to the 2004 census, its population was 20,181.^[1]

History[]

Azɣenɣan (Azgheghan) is a Berber word meaning "stronghold". Segangan is one of the earliest settlements known in the eastern region of Rif. Segangan played a big role in all of the Spanish invasion wars in the region starting from the first Rif War (1893). The second Rif War (1909) actually started from Segangan under the leadership of a local figure . The town also witnessed and played part in the last Rif War (1920) and was part of the Rif Republic till the collapse of the latter in 1926.

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Coordinates: 35°09′N 3°00′W / 35.150°N 3.000°W / 35.150; -3.000