Belyounech (Spanish: Beliones, Arabic: بليونش) is a town and rural commune in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region of Morocco. The city has many alternate transliterations, including Beliunech and Bel Younech.[1]
Belyounech
Beliones | |
|---|---|
Rural commune | |
,_Belyounech_y_frontera_Espa%C3%B1a-Marruecos._-_panoramio.jpg) Belyounech can be seen below the Jebel Musa | |
  Belyounech | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′17″N 5°23′32″W / 35.90472°N 5.39222°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma |
| Prefecture | M'diq-Fnideq |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 5,296 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
Belyounech borders the community of Benzú in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta, and is located 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) from the city of Ceuta.[2] Incidents involving the Ceuta border fence have had people trying to cross the border from the west side of the fence in Belyounech into Ceuta.
The community is a popular stop for people looking to ascend Jebel Musa because it is the nearest town to the base of the mountain.[3][4]
History
editFishing
editThe town has a strong fishing heritage, as it is situated on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.[5] The first women's fishing cooperative in Morocco is from Belyounech.[6][7] There are also beaches available for recreation along the waters in Belyounech.[8]
World heritage
editBelyounech was listed on the tentative list of sites considered for UNESCO's World Heritage Site designation in Morocco, but was removed in 1994.[9]
See also
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- Fnideq, Morocco, 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) away.
References
edit- ^ Apelian, Colette (June 21, 2016). "Migrations and Histories: Belyounech, Morocco in Photographs and Observations". Academia:26379400. Retrieved 2022-11-06 – via LinkedIn.
- ^ "Belyounech - المضيق: Information". Safarway 2023 (العالم بين يديك). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Two Continents Ride Mountain Bike Tour". Ride Sierra Nevada. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Yebel Musa, Mujer Muerta, el Atlante Dormido…" [Yebel Musa, Dead Woman, the Sleeping Atlantean...]. La Web del Milano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Annexes de la quarante-troisième session de la CGPM [Annexes of the forty-third session of the CGPM] (DOCX) (in English and French). In Report of the forty-third session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): Athens, Greece, 4–8 November 2019 (PDF). doi:10.4060/ca8379en. ISBN 978-92-5-132336-6.
- ^ El-Masaiti, Amira; Elshamy, Mosa'ab (March 3, 2020). "Mujeres pescadoras derriban barreras de género en Marruecos" [Women fishermen break down gender barriers in Morocco]. AP News. Belyounech. Associated Press.
- ^ El-Masaiti, Amira; Elshamy, Mosa'ab (March 3, 2020). "AP PHOTOS: Moroccan fisherwomen venture into man's realm". WRIC ABC 8News. Belyounech. Associated Press.
- ^ "Beaches on Belyounech". BeachSearcher.com.
- ^ "Belyounech". World Heritage Site for World Heritage Travellers. Retrieved 2023-02-02.