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(Redirected from Beliones) Rural commune in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Morocco
Belyounech Beliones
Rural commune
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Belyounech is located in MoroccoBelyounechBelyounech
Coordinates: 35°54′17″N 5°23′32″W / 35.90472°N 5.39222°W / 35.90472; -5.39222
Country Morocco
RegionTanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma
PrefectureM'diq-Fnideq
Population
 • Total5,296
Time zoneUTC+1

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.

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. 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.

History

Fishing

The town has a strong fishing heritage, as it is situated on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The first women's fishing cooperative in Morocco is from Belyounech. There are also beaches available for recreation along the waters in Belyounech.

World heritage

Belyounech was listed on the tentative list of sites considered for UNESCO's World Heritage Site designation in Morocco, but was removed in 1994.

See also

  • Fnideq, Morocco, 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) away.

References

  1. Apelian, Colette (June 21, 2016). "Migrations and Histories: Belyounech, Morocco in Photographs and Observations". Academia:26379400. Retrieved 2022-11-06 – via LinkedIn.
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  3. "Two Continents Ride Mountain Bike Tour". Ride Sierra Nevada. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  4. "Yebel Musa, Mujer Muerta, el Atlante Dormido…" [Yebel Musa, Dead Woman, the Sleeping Atlantean...]. La Web del Milano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  5. 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.
  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.
  7. El-Masaiti, Amira; Elshamy, Mosa'ab (March 3, 2020). "AP PHOTOS: Moroccan fisherwomen venture into man's realm". WRIC ABC 8News. Belyounech. Associated Press.
  8. "Beaches on Belyounech". BeachSearcher.com.
  9. "Belyounech". World Heritage Site for World Heritage Travellers. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
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