Editing Larache (section)

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'''Larache''' ({{langx|ar|العرائش|al-ʿArāʾish}}) is a city in northwestern [[Morocco]]. It is on the Moroccan coast, where the [[Loukkos River]] meets the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Larache is one of the most important cities of the [[Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima]] region.

Many civilisations and [[culture]]s have influenced the [[history]] of Larache, starting in the ancient city of [[Lixus (ancient city)|Lixus]] during the 12th century{{nbsp}}BCE. Between the period of being a strategic [[Berbers|Berber]] town and then a [[Phoenicia]]n trading centre to Morocco's independence era around the 1950s, Larache was a nexus for many cultures.