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Al Hoceima (called by many locals '''Biya''') is a Moroccan port and town on the Mediterranean Sea , and it is one of the main cities in the Rif . It is the capital of the Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate region. Al Hoceima is placed near Ajdir , the city where the Guerilla leader Abd Al-Karim Al-Khattabi was born. It is situated in the territory of the Bucoya tribe of the Rif who speak Tamazight . The Spanish started to develop Al Hoceima around 1925 , then known as Villa Sanjurjo, named after the general who landed there during the Rif Rebellion which 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 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. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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