Official Name: | Tafoughalt |
Native Name: | تافوغالت |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Morocco |
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: | Berkane |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 2,735 |
Timezone: | WET |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 34.81°N -2.4°W |
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 plays for Chelsea and the Morocco national team, originate from Tafoughalt. They immigrated to the Netherlands in the late 1960s.[2] [3]