Akka, Morocco

Akka, Morocco أقا / ⴰⵇⵇⴰ
Town
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Coordinates: 29°23′27″N 8°15′23″W
Country	Morocco
Region	Souss-Massa
Province	Tata
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	7,102
Time zone	UTC+0
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Akka (Berber languages: ⴰⵇⵇⴰ, Arabic: أقّا, romanized: aqqa) is a town in Tata Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 7,102.^[1] It contains old buildings such as the Mohaddin (locally known as Lalla Baitollah) building in Kasabat-sidi Abdellah Ben M'Bark.

Akka may be the same as Vakka where, according to some traditions, the first Jews who migrated to Morocco settled.^[2]

References

1. "World Gazetteer".^{[dead link‍]}
2. Nabil Boudraa; Joseph Krause, eds. (26 March 2009). North African Mosaic: A Cultural Reappraisal of Ethnic and Religious Minorities. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 9781443807685.

29°23′27″N 8°15′23″W