Nador Morocco
| Nador | ||
|---|---|---|
 Waterfront Nador in 2007. | ||
| Administration | ||
| Country |  Morocco | |
| Region | East | |
| Province | Nador province | |
| Mayor | Muhammad Aamar ( USFP ) ( 2009 ) | |
| Postcode | 62000 | |
| Geography | ||
| Contact | 35 10 '42 "North 2 55 '51 "West / 35.17833, -2.93083 | |
| Altitude | 61 m | |
| Demography | ||
| Demonym | nadorien / nadorienne (Nador / nadoriya) | |
| Population | 126 207 inhabitants (2004). | |
| Location | ||
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Nador ( Arabic : ) is a major port city in northeastern Morocco in the Rif , in the administrative region of Eastern , Coast Mediterranean , 60 km of Algeria , adjacent to the Lagoon of Nador.
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Introduction
The town of Nador is surrounded by the territories of the Rif of Kebdana east (region near the Algerian border) and Ayt Said to the west (the direction of Al Hoceima ). His business is mostly related to fishing as Melilla , trafficking of all kinds as the Riffs appoints Trabando (gasoline, food, ect) with Algeria and Melilla, as well as transit of Moroccans residing abroad through Port of Beni Ansar. The language spoken is mostly Amazigh language called " Tarifit " History Nador belonged to civilizations Berber (Tamazight), Phoenician , Carthaginian , Roman. There are two hypotheses regarding the origin of the name Nador: Nador name is the diminutive of At Nador, one of douars located near the lagoon . Or the name of Nador is derived from the Arabic "nadar" which means the sight, indeed, Nador was a strategic observation point with Spain. In 858 , the city was pillaged by the Viking Hasting. Indeed, the Sultan Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah was chosen as the site of Nador point rally his troops during the siege of Melilla . Abderrahmane Ibn Mohammed has long settled in the Kasbah Selouane as representative of his father in the region. The same is true sultans Moulay Slimane , Moulay Ismail and Hassan I of Morocco who have provided the region with various fortifications. The Nador, under the leadership of Mohammed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi , participate in the Rif War , the Battle of Anoual against the Spanish troops. Nador is a Mediterranean city, situated along a vast lagoon (Lagoon of Nador or Mar Chica) in the center of a rich agricultural. This region is currently experiencing a boom booming economy. In terms of infrastructure has a Nador Airport International ( Aroui ) 8th in the country, a port ( Beni Ansar ) (passenger, commercial and industrial) 2nd of the country, two passenger stations (Nador Nador City and South) and industrial areas and roads (Nador is served by the northern coastal ring road). Nador is the second largest bank in deposits capital in Morocco Industrial Cluster Beni Ansar Under the industrial development program of the Oriental region called East Med , achieving an industrial free zone around a port to Bni Nssar is expected, and an industrial park in Selouane (in under construction Sources: World Gazetteer. In early 2003 , the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture decided to formally adopt the alphabet Tifinagh to teach Berber in schools. The municipality then decided to Nador, the 29 April 2003 , to introduce a local indication written in Berber Rif (also with the alphabet Tifinagh). This policy shall remain in force only for a few hours, after which the Interior Minister El Mostapha Sahel cancels the decision of the council and ordered to remove all signs visible in the Berber city. Of unusually bad weather in mid-October 2008 killed at least 28 dead. Torrential rains causing the flooding and draining the wadis of the city that have swept houses (houses not suited to natural disasters), people and destroyed roads. The damage is considerable. But the torrential rains that fell across the Rif on homes located in mountain areas have much less damage. This is due to the non-stagnant water. More than 400 mm have fallen in a week depending on weather records. Economy
1982 2004 2007 62 040 126 207 135 508 Secondary Census: 1982; official census: 2004; calculation: 2007 Floods deadly
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