Segangan

Azeghanghane (Arabic: أزغنغان) is a town and municipality in the province of Nador, Oriental, Morocco. It is one of the major towns of the province. According to the 2014 census, its population was 34,025.^[1]

Azeghanghane أزغنغان
Town
Country	Morocco
Region	Oriental
Province	Nador
Population  (2014)
• Total	34.025
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

History

Segangan is one of the earliest settlements known in the eastern region of Rif. Segangan played a big role in all of the Spanish invasion wars in the region starting with the first Rif War (1893). The second Rif War (1909) actually started from Segangan under the leadership of a local figure Cherif Mohammed Ameziane. The town also witnessed and played part in the last Rif War (1921-1926) and was part of the Rif Republic till the collapse of the latter in 1926.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

The name “Segangan” or “Azghanghane” is derived from a corruption of “Azghar n ghan,” which translates to “wild cow area” in Berber.