Larache

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Larache العرائش
City
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Nickname:  The Pearl
Larache Location in Morocco Show map of Morocco Larache Larache (Africa) Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 35°11′N 6°9′W / 35.183°N 6.150°W / 35.183; -6.150
Country	Morocco
Region	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Province	Larache
Founded by the Phoenicians	c. 12th century BC
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	125,008
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal code	92000

Larache (Arabic: العرائش, romanized: al-'Ara'ish) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast, where the Loukkos River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Larache is one of the most important cities of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region.

Many civilisations and cultures have influenced the history of Larache, starting in the ancient city of Lixus during the 12th century BCE. Between the period of being a strategic Berber town and then a Phoenician trading centre to Morocco's independence era around the 1950s, Larache was a nexus for many cultures.