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Taza
ⵜⴰⵣⴰ Taza (in Berber)
Taza is located in Morocco
Taza
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°13′N 4°1′WCoordinates: 34°13′N 4°1′W
Country Morocco
Region Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
Elevation[1] 1,673 ft (510 m)
Population (2004)
• Total 144,000
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

Taza (Berber: ⵜⴰⵣⴰ, Taza, in Arabic: تازة) is a city in northern Morocco, which occupies the corridor between the Rif mountains and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez. It is located at 150 km from Nador, and 210 km from Oujda (east). It has a population of 144,000 (2004 census) and is the capital of Taza province.

Taza city, north-central Morocco. Located in the south of the Rif region right outside the mountain range on a narrow plain. The city is composed of two formerly separate towns built on separate terraces overlooking a mountain valley. The old-Taza town is at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m) above sea level and is surrounded by fortifications; the newer town, established by the French in 1920, is located in a fertile plain at an elevation of 1,460 feet (445 m). Fossil remains indicate that caves in the area were inhabited as early as the Paleolithic Period.

The city is located in a mountain pass known as the "Taza Gap", through which successive waves of invaders moved westward onto the Atlantic coastal plains of northwestern Africa. Taza was founded by Miknasa (imeknasen) Berbers. The Almoravid Berber empire took over Taza in 1074. They were replaced by the Almohad Berber empire in 1132. In 1248 the city was captured by the Marinids. Although Taza barred the route of Turks from Algiers seeking conquest in what is now Morocco, it fell to the French in 1914. The old town has barbican monuments, mosques, and a 14th-century mderasa (Berber Koranic school). Population in 1982 stood at 77,216. Population now estimated about 144,000