Taza
…In 1248 the city was captured by the Marinids. Although Taza barred the route of the Turks from Algiers seeking conquest in Morocco, it fell to the French in 1914. The old town has Berber monuments, mosques, and a 14th-century madrasa (Koranic school). Population in 1982 stood at 77,216. Taza is located…