Berkane

Berkane
بركان
City
The clementine, sculpture in the city centre of Berkane
Nickname: 
Orange city
Berkane is located in Morocco
Berkane
Berkane
Coordinates: 34°55′N 2°19′W / 34.917°N 2.317°W / 34.917; -2.317
Country Morocco
RegionOriental
ProvinceBerkane
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total109,237
Time zoneUTC+1
Postal code
63300

Berkane (Arabic: بركان) is a city in northeastern Morocco, limited by the Mediterranean to the north, the Kis river (Moroccan-Algerian border) and Oujda Province in the east, Nador Province to the west, and Taourirt Province in the south. It is the capital of Berkane Province.

The Mausoleum of Sidi Ahmad Aberkane in Berkane, Morocco.
  1. ^ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.