Ras Kebdana | |
Other Name: | رأس الماء / Ras El Ma / ⵇⴰⴱⵓⵢⴰⵡⴰ |
Native Name: | Qabuyawa |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco#Africa |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Morocco |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Morocco |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Oriental |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Nador |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 7580 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 35.1333°N -27°W |
Ras Kebdana or Ras El Ma (Tarifit: Qabuyawa ⵇⴰⴱⵓⵢⴰⵡⴰ; Arabic: رأس الماء) is a town in Nador Province, Oriental, Morocco.[1] It is a seaport, is located in the province of Nador. According to the 2014 census, it has a population of 7,580.
The town was part of the Kingdom of Nekor around the 8th century AD.
For centuries, the people of Ras Kebdana lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, livestock farming and fishing, which is today the most important source of income. Tourism also plays a certain role, as the east is a 6-kilometer-long sandy beach, which is visited on the weekends by day-trippers from Nador and Oujda.