Larache (also Laraish, El Araish العرائش) is a port city located in northern Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. It has a population of 107,371 (2004 census). Nearby are the ruins of Lixus, a Phoenician settlement that later became a Roman colony. Larache was owned by Spain from 1610-1689 and between 1912 and 1956 under the Spanish protectorate of Northern Morocco. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lixus is the site of an ancient city located in Morocco just north of the modern seaport of Larache on the bank of the Lucus River. ... Phoenician sarcophagus found in Cadiz, Spain; now in Archaeological Museum of Cádiz. ... Area under Roman control  Roman Republic  Roman Empire  Western Empire  Eastern Empire Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a city-state founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

it is a beautiful place full of excitement and lots of culture and marine life.

External links

• Entry in Lexicorient

Coordinates: 35°11′N, 6°09′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

http://www.Larache.piczo.com (nice videos and very interesting information)

http://www.geocities.com/laracheweb/ (tells you alot about larache)