Arazan

Rural commune and town in Souss-Massa, Morocco

Rural commune and town in Suss-Massa, Morocco

Arazan

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أَرَزَانْ

Rural commune and town

Country|  Morocco
Region| Suss-Massa
Province| Taroudant Province
Population

(2014)

• Total| 7,999
Time zone| UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+1 (WEST)

Arazan (Arabic: ارزان) is a small town and rural commune in Taroudant Province of the Souss-Massa region of Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 7999 people living in 1422 households.[1]

The town was home to a significant population of Berber Jews until their departure to Israel in the mid-1960s.[2][3][4] A synagogue preserved by the local inhabitants was restored in 2010.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
2. ^ Hoffman, Katherine E. (2008-04-15). We Share Walls: Language, Land, and Gender in Berber Morocco. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-69333-9.
3. ^ Zack, Joel A. (1995). The Synagogues of Morocco: An Architectural and Preservation Survey. Jewish Heritage Council.
4. ^ Stiefel, Barry L. (2015-10-06). Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-32032-6.
5. ^ "Synagogue at Arazane, Morocco | Archive | Diarna.org". archive.diarna.org. Retrieved 2022-03-20.

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Taroudannt Province

Capital: Taroudannt

Municipalities|

* Ait Iaaza
* El Guerdane
* Irherm
* Oulad Berhil
* Oulad Teima
* Taliouine
* Taroudannt

Rural communes|

* Adar
* Agadir Melloul
* Ahl Ramel
* Ahl Tifnoute
* Ahmar Laglalcha
* Ait Abdallah
* Ait Igas
* Ait Makhlouf
* Amalou
* Aoulouz
* Arazane
* Argana
* Askaouen
* Assads
* Assaisse
* Assaki
* Azaghar N'Irs
* Azrar
* Bigoudine
* Bounrar
* Eddir
* El Faid
* El Koudia El Beida
* Freija
* Ida Ou Gailal
* Ida Ou Moumen
* Ida Ougoummad
* Igli
* Igoudar Mnabha
* Iguidi
* Imaouen
* Imi N'Tayart
* Imilmaiss
* Imoulass
* Issen
* Lagfifat
* Lakhnafif
* Lamhadi
* Lamhara
* Lamnizla
* Machraa El Ain
* Nihit
* Oualqadi
* Oulad Aissa
* Ouneine
* Ouzioua
* Sidi Abdellah Ou Said
* Sidi Ahmed Ou Abdallah
* Sidi Ahmed Ou Amar
* Sidi Boaal
* Sidi Borja
* Sidi Boumoussa
* Sidi Dahmane
* Sidi Hsaine
* Sidi Moussa Lhamri
* Sidi Mzal
* Sidi Ouaaziz
* Tabia
* Tafingoult
* Tafraouten
* Talgjount
* Talmakante
* Tamaloukte
* Taouyalte
* Tassousfi
* Tataoute
* Tazemmourt
* Tidsi Nissendalene
* Tigouga
* Tindine
* Tinzart
* Tiout
* Tisfane
* Tisrasse
* Tizgzaouine
* Tizi N'Test
* Toubkal
* Toufelaazt
* Toughmart
* Toumliline
* Zagmouzen
* Zaouia Sidi Tahar

30°30′N 8°36′W﻿ / ﻿30.500°N 8.600°W﻿ / 30.500; -8.600

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