Cazaza

Cazaza or Ghassasa was a city on the western coast of in , around 18 km from . It was here that the exiled Boabdil, last Emir of Granada, landed when he left the in 1492.
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Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: Former Spanish coastal enclave in present-day Morocco (15th–16th century)
  • Also known as: “Cazaza غساسة”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bni Chiker and Farkhana.

Town
Photo: Alielementis8, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Beni Chiker is a town in , . 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. is situated 7 km east of Cazaza.

Town
Photo: Ángel Gutiérrez Rubio, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in , , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 50,508 people. is situated 10 km east of Cazaza.

Cazaza

Latitude
35.27787° or 35° 16′ 40″ north
Longitude
-3.0874° or 3° 5′ 15″ west
Open location code
8C7R7WH7+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5822249087
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q12229584
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Cazaza” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “خصاصة”
  • Arabic: “غساسة”
  • Arabic: “غساسه”
  • Basque: “Cazaza”
  • Dutch: “Cazaza”
  • French: “Cazaza”
  • Portuguese: “Cazaza”
  • Spanish: “Cazaza en África”
  • Spanish: “Cazaza”
  • “Cazaza”

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Notable Places Nearby

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