Akka, Morocco

Akka (Berber languages: ⴰⵇⵇⴰ, Arabic: أقّا, romanized: aqqa) is a town in Tata Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 7,102.[1] It contains old buildings such as the Mohaddin (locally known as Lalla Baitollah) building in Kasabat-sidi Abdellah Ben M'Bark.

Akka, Morocco
أقا / ⴰⵇⵇⴰ
Town
Akka, Morocco is located in Morocco
Akka, Morocco
Akka, Morocco
Akka, Morocco is located in Africa
Akka, Morocco
Akka, Morocco
Coordinates: 29°23′27″N 8°15′23″W
Country Morocco
RegionSouss-Massa
ProvinceTata
Elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total7,102
Time zoneUTC+0
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Akka may be the same as Vakka where, according to some traditions, the first Jews who migrated to Morocco settled.[2]

References
  1. "World Gazetteer".
  2. Nabil Boudraa; Joseph Krause, eds. (26 March 2009). North African Mosaic: A Cultural Reappraisal of Ethnic and Religious Minorities. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 9781443807685.

29°23′27″N 8°15′23″W

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