Ouezzane

• Location: Morocco
• Variant names: Dechra Jabal er-Rihan

Founded in 1727 as a religious centre (in Arabic, zāwiyah) on the site of the village called 'Village on the Mount of Myrtles'. The name is derived from the Arabic wa᾽z 'preaching'. The name is also spelt Wazzan.

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