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Larache (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 10 48 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.1804 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 08 56 W degrees minutes |
Long: -6.1493 decimal degrees |
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Note: Under Spanish rule 1610-1689 and 1912-1956; site of ancient ruins; important ancient city under Phoenicians, Carthaginians and as Roman colony; fishing is important industry; exports cork, timber, beans, fruit, and wool. |
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| Larache (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Al-Araish (C,V)
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| El-Araish (C,V)
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| Al `Ar???sh (C,V)
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| El Aaraich (C,V)
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| Lavache (C,V)
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| לאראש (C,U,Hebrew )
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Larache (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient times |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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