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Oued Laou واد لاو
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Coordinates: 35°27′N 5°5′W / 35.450°N 5.083°W / 35.450; -5.083
Country	Morocco
Region	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Population
• Total	8,383
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Oued Laou (Arabic: واد لاو) is a small town located in northern Morocco on the Mediterranean coast. The two main cities nearby are Tetouan to the northwest and Chefchaouen at the southwest. In 2004 the town had 8,383 inhabitants.

Description

The town of Oued Laou draws its name from a small river, hence the name Oued, that empties in the Mediterranean.

The river is 65 km long and its headwaters are located near Bab Bered in the western Rif Mountains; it passes near Chefchaouen before receiving water from its tributaries such as Akchour. The average flow of the river is 12 m3/s and drains an area of about 1,000 km2.

Oued Laou was mentioned by Pliny the Elder as "flumen Laud" and described it as navigable: flumen Laud et ipsum navigiorum capax (river Laud, which is also navigable for vessels).

The river Laou forms a fertile valley as it approaches its mouth; the valley is known for its fruit orchards.

External links

• Pictures of a journey from Oued Laou to Chefchaouen

References and notes

1. "world-gazetteer.com census figure". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.

v t e Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region
Capital: Tangier
Prefectures and provinces	Al Hoceima Province Chefchaouen Province Fahs-Anjra Province Larache Province M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture Ouezzane Province Tangier-Assilah Prefecture Tetouan Province
Cities	Al Hoceima Asilah Bab Taza Bni Bouayach Brikcha Chefchawn Fnideq Jebha Imzouren Karia Ba Mohamed Khemis Sahel Ksar El Kbir Ksar es-Seghir Larache Martil M'dyaq Moqrisset Ouad Laou Ouezzane Tangier Targuist Tétouan Zoumi

35°27′N 5°5′W / 35.450°N 5.083°W / 35.450; -5.083

• Rivers of Morocco
• Tétouan
• Populated places in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima