Bou Harchou

Places of Interest

Mount Gourougou

Peak

Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mount Gurugu is a rural area in Morocco located almost entirely in the town of Bni Chiker near the province of Nador. The mountain is densely populated, with no proper census having been done within the area, rather relying on the amount of houses visible. Mount Gourougou is situated 4 km southeast of Bou Harchou.

Places in the Area

Bni Chiker

Town

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Bni Chiker or Beni Chiker is a town in Nador Province, Morocco. At the time of the 2024 census, it had a population of 22,763. It is the birthplace of the writer Mohammed Choukri and of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who on 16 May 2012 was appointed Minister of Women's Rights and Government spokesperson in the Ayrault government in France. Bni Chiker is situated 4 km north of Bou Harchou.

Farkhana

Town

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Farkhana is a town in Nador Province, Oriental, Morocco. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 50,508 people. Farkhana is situated 6 km northeast of Bou Harchou.

Cazaza

Hamlet

Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cazaza or Ghassasa was a city on the western coast of Cape Three Forks in Morocco, around 18 km from Melilla. It was here that the exiled Boabdil, last Emir of Granada, landed when he left the Iberian Peninsula in 1492. Cazaza is situated 6 km northwest of Bou Harchou.

Bou Harchou

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Places to Discover

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