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Al Hoceima is a Moroccan port on the Mediterranean Sea , and it is the main city in the Rif .

The Spanish started to develop Al Hoceima from 1925 , then known as Villa Sanjurjo, named after the general that landed there during the Rif Rebellion that was led by Abd Al-Karim Al-Khattabi against Spanish and French colonial rule in North Africa .

The town and surrounding villages were hit by 2 moderate sized Earthquake s consequently within ten years, first Mw 6.0 on May 26 , 1994 and later Mw 6.4 on February 24 , 2004 . More than 560 people were killed during the last one.


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