Taza

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Taza is a historic city in northern Morocco known for its strategic location between the Rif and Middle Atlas mountains and its role as a key passage linking eastern and western Morocco.

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Taza canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
continent Africa
country Morocco
countryCodeTopLevelDomain .ma
currency Moroccan dirham
elevation approximately 550 metres
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasFortification citadel
hasHistoricFunction military stronghold
trade route hub
hasOldTown historic medina of Taza
hasReligiousBuilding Great Mosque of Taza
hasTransportRole gateway between Atlantic and Mediterranean corridors in Morocco
historicRegion eastern Morocco
knownFor historic significance
strategic location
languageSpoken Arabic
Berber languages
locatedBetween Middle Atlas
surface form: Middle Atlas Mountains

Rif Mountains
locatedIn northern Morocco
locatedNear Tazekka National Park
partOf Fès-Meknès region
Taza Province
railConnection served by Moroccan national railway network
regionType urban municipality
religionMajority Islam
roadConnection linked by national roads to Fez
linked by national roads to Oujda
role strategic passage between eastern and western Morocco
strategicPass Taza Gap
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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northern Morocco hasMajorCity Taza
subject surface form: Northern Morocco
Fès-Meknès contains Taza
Fès-Meknès region hasMajorCity Taza
subject surface form: Fès-Meknès