Arazan
Arazan
ⴰⵔⴰⵣⴰⵏ أَرَزَانْ | |
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Rural commune and town | |
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| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Suss-Massa |
| Province | Taroudant Province |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 7,999 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Arazan (Arabic: ارزان) is a small town and rural commune in Taroudant Province of the Souss-Massa region of Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 7999 people living in 1422 households.[1]
The town was home to a significant population of Berber Jews until their departure to Israel in the mid-1960s.[2][3][4] A synagogue preserved by the local inhabitants was restored in 2010 by Jewish philanthropist Peter Geffen and Jewish-Moroccan tour guide Raphael David Elmaleh. [5][6]
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