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Nador is a city located in the northeastern Rif

Rif

The Rif or Riff is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, with some fertile plains, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Melwiyya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Wergha in the south.It is part of the...

region of Morocco

Morocco

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. The city is a Mediterranean port on the Bḥar Ameẓẓyan lagoon (Mar Chica in Spanish), and it is the major trading center in the region for fish

Fish

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, fruit

Fruit

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, and livestock

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

. It is linked to the Spanish

Spain

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-administered city of Melilla

Melilla

Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...

, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the north, by a semi-motorway.

Nador is populated by a Riff-Berber speaking population of more than 180,000 inhabitants. The city became the administrative capital of an independent province within Morocco in 1956.

Overview

The economy of Nador city and the province of Nador includes fishery

Fishery

Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...

, agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

, some light and heavy industry. The economy has grown dramatically in recent years, particularly due to the manufacturing sector with the building of a metal processing complex supplied with iron ore from Rif

Rif

and anthracite from Jerada

Jerada

Jerada is a town in northeastern Morocco, in the Beni Snassen Mountains. It is located at around , close to the border with Algeria. It has approx. 30,000 inhabitants....

and the textiles, chemicals and electronics industries. In the summer months a lot of Moroccan

Morocco

nationals originating from the Nador area and living in Europe visit the city. They mainly stay with relatives or own or rent an apartment, rather than staying in one of Nador's hotels. These visits give an important impulse to the region's economy.

Trade is also an important activity in the city. The location of the city near the sea and close to the Spanish

Spain

exclave Melilla

Melilla

Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...

are catalysts for international trade.

In the past Nador was infamous as a centre of smuggling, as were many Mediterranean seaports. Currently only some illegal import of goods via Melilla remains of the activities in the past. Many used consumer goods from Europe find their way to North Africa via Melilla and Nador. All kinds of goods find their way via this route, from used clothes and shoes up to such large electric devices as washing-machines.

Nador transmitter

Near Nador is the transmission site for long- and short-wave Medi 1 Radio

MEDI 1

Médi 1 Radio is a private, commercial Moroccan radio network owned by various banks and private companies from both Morocco and France. The station started broadcasting in 1980 and is based in Tangier, Morocco....

which broadcasts to all Maghreb

Maghreb

The Maghreb is the region of Northwest Africa, west of Egypt. It includes five countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara...

countries. The aerial masts of Medi 1 Radio for long-wave are approximately 380 metres high and are among the tallest man-made structures in Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

Nador Quarters

Main Nador city quarters and neighbourhoods include:

El Khattabi
El Kindy
Laarasi
Anafag / Lmatar / New Nador
Laari Shikh
Ammas n Temdint / Centro (city downtown)
Ait Mimoun (Ait Mimoun Market)
Isebbanen
Tireqqaâ
Ait Lahsen
Downtown Nador: a relatively developed area in comparison with the rest of the city. This lies in the centre of the city and was partially developed by the Spanish
Spain
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colonial
Colonialism
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s.

Transport

Tourism

During the summer months Nador is visited by a large number of Moroccan nationals originating from the province or city of Nador. The (local) government also wants to attract foreign tourists, and for this reason they try to give the city a better look: cafés have been told to use metal or wooden chairs outside (and not plastic), houses have to be painted in one colour throughout the city and the main boulevard along the sea has been redeveloped. Until early 2008 the city end of the boulevard was formed by the Rif Hotel, but in the spring of 2008 the existing hotel was demolished and the road alongside the boulevard extended. This new road by-passes the city centre and runs directly towards the main roundabout at the entrance of Nador via the Road to Taoima. The remaining grounds where the hotel and its facilities were located is being redeveloped into a new hotel complex. Just outside Nador a new ecological

Ecology

Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...

resort is being developed Abdouna Trifa including holiday-homes, a golf-course and a marina. This $ 1,15 billion investment is due to open in 2011. And on the location of the former Rif Hotel in the city centre a brand new tourist development is being built

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