Loukkos River
The Loukkos River is a major river in northern Morocco. Although it is relatively short, the river is the third largest in Morocco with an average flow of 50 m³/s.Photo: Victorcouto, CC0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Morocco
- Also known as: “Oued Lekkous”, “Oued Loukous”, and “Uad Lucas”
- Historically known as: “Wad El Khos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amphitheater of Lixus.
Amphitheater of Lixus
Ruins
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Amphitheatre of Lixus was a Roman amphitheater located in Lixus, a city north of the modern seaport of Larache in Morocco. The amphitheater, much like Lixus itself, is largely in ruins. Amphitheater of Lixus is situated 4 km east of Loukkos River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larache and Khemis Sahel.
Larache
Photo: Dans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larache is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast, where the Loukkos River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Larache is one of the most important cities of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region.
Khemis Sahel
Village
Khemis Sahel is a town in Larache Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 4,826. Khemis Sahel is situated 9 km northeast of Loukkos River.
Loukkos River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Loukkos River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “واد لوكوس”
- Asturian: “Ríu Loukkos”
- Catalan: “Loukkos”
- Cebuano: “Oued Loukkos”
- Chinese: “卢克科斯河”
- Chinese: “盧克科斯河”
- Chinese: “盧科斯河”
- Danish: “Loukkos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر واد لوكوس”
- French: “Loukkos”
- Galician: “Río Lucus”
- German: “Oued Loukkos”
- German: “Oued Loukos”
- Greek: “Λούκκος”
- Irish: “Abhainn Loukkos”
- Japanese: “ルーコス川”
- Malayalam: “ലൊഉക്കൊസ് നദി”
- Mingrelian: “ლუკოსი”
- Moroccan Arabic: “واد لوكوس”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Loukkos”
- Norwegian: “Loukkos”
- Portuguese: “Luco”
- Portuguese: “Lucos”
- Portuguese: “Lucus”
- Portuguese: “rio de Larache”
- Portuguese: “rio Luco”
- Portuguese: “Rio Luco”
- Portuguese: “rio Lucus”
- Portuguese: “Rio Lucus”
- Russian: “Лукос”
- Slovenian: “Loukkos (reka)”
- Slovenian: “Loukkos”
- Spanish: “Lucus”
- Spanish: “Río Lucus”
- Swahili: “Mto loukkos”
- Tachelhit: “Asif n Lukkus”
- Turkish: “Lukus Nehri”
- Venetian: “Fiume Lucus”
- Welsh: “Afon Loukkos”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borj Saadiyine and Port Larache.
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