Al Hoceima

Al Hoceima (Rifian Berber: Biya ⴱⵉⵢⴰ n Al Hoceima) is a city and port in the north of Morocco and in the center of the Rif Mountains. The Al Hoceima city region has a population of 395.644 (2004 census). It is the capital of the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region. It is situated in the territory of the Bucoya tribe of the Rif who speak Tamazight.Al Hoceima is build on a huge boulder through the Spanish general Sanjurjo in the period of the Spanish garrison of the Rif.