Akka, Morocco
Akka, Morocco
أقا / ⴰⵇⵇⴰ | |
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Town | |
Akka, Morocco Akka, Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 29°23′27″N 8°15′23″W / 29.39083°N 8.25639°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Souss-Massa |
| Province | Tata |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 7,102 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Akka (Berber languages: ⴰⵇⵇⴰ, Arabic: أقّا, romanized: aqqa) is a town in Tata Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 7,102.[1] It contains old buildings such as the Mohaddin (locally known as Lalla Baitollah) building in Kasabat-sidi Abdellah Ben M'Bark.
Akka may be the same as Vakka where, according to some traditions, the first Jews who migrated to Morocco settled.[2] The city name means Dates in Tamazight.[3]
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer".
- ^ Nabil Boudraa; Joseph Krause, eds. (26 March 2009). North African Mosaic: A Cultural Reappraisal of Ethnic and Religious Minorities. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 9781443807685.
- ^ Room, Adrian (2008). African placenames : origins and meanings of the names for natural features, towns, cities, provinces, and counties. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7864-3546-3.