Ras Bousaboun

Ras Bousaboun is a point in Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. Ras Bousaboun is situated nearby to the locality Agla, as well as near Hay Said.

Type: Point
Also known as: “Judenspitze”, “Judios Point”, “Pointe des Juifs”, “Punta de los Judios”, “Ras Bouçaboun”, and “Ras Rouçaboun”
Historically known as: “Cape of Jews”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Tangier and American Legation, Tangier.

St Andrew’s Church, Tangier

Church

Photo: Cosmo45, CC BY 2.0.

The Church of Saint Andrew is an Anglican church in Tangier, Morocco. Consecrated in 1905, the church is within the Archdeaconry of Gibraltar. The building is constructed in a Moorish architectural style. St Andrew’s Church, Tangier is situated 2½ km southeast of Ras Bousaboun.

American Legation, Tangier

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies, is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco, that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. American Legation, Tangier is situated 3½ km southeast of Ras Bousaboun.

Tangier Cathedral

Church

Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Tangier, whose full name is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Holy Spirit, also known as the Spanish Cathedral, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tangier, Morocco. Tangier Cathedral is situated 3½ km southeast of Ras Bousaboun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laaouama.

Laaouama

Village

Laaouama is a small town and rural commune in Fahs-Anjra Province of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 20,541 people living in 3834 households. Laaouama is situated 9 km southeast of Ras Bousaboun.

Ras Bousaboun

Category: landform
Location: Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Mediterranean Morocco, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

35.799° or 35° 47′ 56″ north

Longitude

-5.84801° or 5° 50′ 53″ west

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

8C7PQ5X2+JQ

GeoNames ID

2544920

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