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El Jebha
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 35°12′18″N4°39′58″W / 35.20500°N 4.66611°W / 35.20500; -4.66611
CountryFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Region Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Province Chefchaouen
Population
 (2004)
  Total2,984
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST)
Moroccan Mediterranean coast - aerial view west from Bades over El Jebha to Tetouan with Rif mountains (2014) 20141218 - Marocco Mediterrane Coast (West Side) - Air Photo by sebaso.jpg
Moroccan Mediterranean coast - aerial view west from Bades over El Jebha to Tétouan with Rif mountains (2014)

El Jebha is a little port town in the northern part of Morocco. This Mediterranean coastal place is situated in the Rif Mountains, and across the route that takes traffic from the Northwestern part to the Northeastern part of Morocco. [1] El Jebha, is the capital of the district (cercle) Mtiwa, which is part of Chefchaouen Province in the region of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.

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Name

The name of the town is based on its location at the foot of a set of mountains. El Jebha is the Arabic equivalent of ‘forehead’; the mountains that surround El Jebha stand out as if the town is the forehead of a chain of mountains. Hence, the name El Jebha. During the Spanish occupation of Northern Morocco between 1912 and 1956, the town was called Puerto Capaz. The placename paid homage to africanista colonel Osvaldo Capaz  [ es ]. [2]

Economy

The two main sources of income are fishery and trade. As one of the most important coastal towns in the near surroundings El Jebha has an own harbour where many fisher boats, large and small, are anchored. Furthermore, the harbour is welcome and useful for many Europeans who are passing through the area in a tour around the Mediterranean sea. [3]

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References

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  2. Roldán Villén, Adolfo (2009). "La ocupación de Ifni, 75 años más tarde" (PDF). Aeroplano. Revista de Historia Aeronáutica. Madrid: Ministerio de Defensa. Secretaría General Técnica (27): 73–77. ISSN   0212-4556.
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Coordinates: 35°12′18″N4°39′58″W / 35.20500°N 4.66611°W / 35.20500; -4.66611