Hajja

Hajja is a settlement located in the western coastal region of , near . The earliest recorded history of the general vicinity is associated with the now-ruined medieval archeological site , situated along the estuarine portion of the Oued Bou Regreg.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: settlement in western coastal Morocco
  • Also known as: Hajja, Morocco”, “Ḩassān”, and “Tour Hassan

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hassan’s Tower and Theatre Mohammed V.

Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan; is the minaret of an incomplete in , . It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century.

Theater building
is a theater building.

Church
St. Peter's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located at Golan Square in downtown , . It was erected in the early 20th century in the Art Deco style.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kasbah of the Udayas and Touarga.

Village
The , also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a in , . It is located on a hill at the mouth of the opposite , and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town.

Hajja

Latitude
34.02191° or 34° 1′ 19″ north
Longitude
-6.82765° or 6° 49′ 40″ west
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8C6M25CC+QW
Geo­Names ID
2548208
Wiki­data ID
Q25247375
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In Other Languages

“Hajja” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: حسان

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Highlights include Hassan Tower and Sāḩat Malīlīyah.

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