Segangan Explained

Official Name:Zeghanghane
Other Name:Zeghanghane
Native Name:أزغنغان
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Name1:Oriental
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Nador
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:34.025
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Postal Code:62650

Zeghanghane (Arabic: أزغنغان) is a town and municipality in the province of Nador, Oriental, Morocco. It is one of the major towns of the province. According to the 2014 census, its population was 34,025.[1]

History

Segangan is one of the earliest settlements known in the eastern region of Rif. Segangan played a big role in all of the Spanish invasion wars in the region starting with the first Rif War (1893). The second Rif War (1909) actually started from Segangan under the leadership of a local figure Sharif Mohammed Ameziane. The town also witnessed and played part in the last Rif War (1920) and was part of the Rif Republic till the collapse of the latter in 1926.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer. dead. https://archive.today/20121205015558/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1265320363&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-6469&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500. 2012-12-05.