Arazan (Arabic: ارزان) is a small town and rural commune in Taroudant Province of the Souss-Massa region of Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 7999 people living in 1422 households.[1]
Arazan
ⴰⵔⴰⵣⴰⵏ أَرَزَانْ | |
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Rural commune and town | |
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| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Suss-Massa |
| Province | Taroudant Province |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 7,999 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
The town was home to a significant population of Berber Jews until their departure to Israel in the mid-1960s.[2][3][4] A synagogue preserved by the local inhabitants was restored in 2010 by Jewish philanthropist Peter Geffen and Jewish-Moroccan tour guide Raphael David Elmaleh. [5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Hoffman, Katherine E. (2008-04-15). We Share Walls: Language, Land, and Gender in Berber Morocco. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-69333-9.
- ^ Zack, Joel A. (1995). The Synagogues of Morocco: An Architectural and Preservation Survey. Jewish Heritage Council.
- ^ Stiefel, Barry L. (2015-10-06). Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-32032-6.
- ^ Gold, Rick. "Restored Synagogues". Visiting Jewish Morocco. moroccanjews.org. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Synagogue at Arazane, Morocco | Archive | Diarna.org". archive.diarna.org. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
30°30′N 8°36′W / 30.500°N 8.600°W
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