Moulay Yacoub

Moulay Yacoub
مولاي يعقوب
Town
Moulay Yacoub
location in Morocco
Coordinates: 34°05′16″N 5°10′52″W / 34.0878°N 5.1811°W / 34.0878; -5.1811
Country Morocco
RegionFès-Meknès
ProvinceMoulay Yacoub
Population
 (September 2014)
  Total
4,612
Time zoneUTC+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. It is the capital of Moulay Yacoub Province and reported a population of 4612 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The baths use water pumped from 1500 m below ground and reach a temperature of 54 °C.