Tafoughalt
Tafoughalt
تافوغالت | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Tafoughalt Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 34°48′36″N 2°24′00″W / 34.81000°N 2.40000°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Province | Berkane |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 2,735 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Tafoughalt or Taforalt (Arabic: تافوغالت) is a town in Berkane Province, Oriental, Morocco. It is located in the centre of Beni Snassen mountains. According to a 2014 census it has a population of 2,735.[1]
The parents and older brothers of Hakim Ziyech, a footballer who as of 2023[update] plays for Chelsea and the Morocco national team, originate from Tafoughalt. They immigrated to the Netherlands in the late 1960s.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population totale – Tafoughalt". Morocco Data Portal. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ Boukha, Ahmed; Ghazouani, Youssef (31 October 2012). "Mijn broer had wel zijn momenten dat hij echt streng was, maar dat deed hij allemaal uit liefde". Atlas-Lions (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 May 2013.
- ^ Zoeren, Walter van (9 June 2018). "Op het pleintje in Dronten-Zuid is de bal je vriend". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2023.