Moulay Yacoub
مولاي يعقوب | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°05′16″N 5°10′52″W / 34.0878°N 5.1811°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Fès-Meknès |
Province | Moulay Yacoub |
Population (September 2014)
[1] | |
• Total | 4,612 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+1 ( WEST) |
Moulay Yacoub ( Arabic: مولاي يعقوب mūlāy yaʿqūb) is a spa town and municipality located 21 km northwest of Fez, Morocco. [2] It is the capital of Moulay Yacoub Province and reported a population of 4612 in the 2014 Moroccan census. [1] The baths use water pumped from 1500 m below ground and reach a temperature of 54 °C. [2]
The town is assumed to have taken its name to Yaqub al-Mansur, the third ruler of the Almohad Caliphate, who ritually purified himself from illness during his administration in the late 12th century. It is a modern traditional spa complex and preserves its archaic thermal waters.
34°05′16″N 5°10′52″W / 34.0878°N 5.1811°W