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(Old) Urban pre-Hilalian dialects of Arabic are or were spoken in many historical cities of the Maghreb. These dialects resulted from the early Arabization (before the 12th century), as well as the settlement of Andalusian refugees, whose dialects were close to the old Urban ones.


 * In the eastern pre-Hilalian group:
 * Tripoli Arabic (nowadays heavily influenced by Hilalian dialects, the old Urban dialct is often considered as "extinct")
 * Mahdia Arabic
 * Tunis Arabic
 * Sousse Arabic
 * Sfax Arabic
 * Bizerte Arabic
 * Kairouan Arabic
 * Constantine Arabic
 * Bejaia Arabic
 * Dellys Arabic


 * In the western pre-Hilalian group:
 * Algiers Arabic
 * Medea Arabic
 * Miliana Arabic
 * Cherchell Arabic
 * Tlemcen Arabic
 * Mostaganem Arabic (heavily influenced by Hilalian dialects)
 * Mascara Arabic (extinct)
 * Oran Arabic (extinct)
 * Nedroma Arabic (nearly extinct)
 * Taza Arabic
 * Fes Arabic
 * Sefrou Arabic
 * Zerhoun Arabic
 * Meknes Arabic (influenced by Hilalian dialects)
 * Chefchaouen Arabic (influenced by Mountain dialects)
 * Tetouan Arabic
 * Ouezzane Arabic (influenced by Mountain dialects)
 * Tangiers Arabic (influenced by Mountain dialects)
 * Ksar el-Kebir Arabic
 * Asilah Arabic (influenced by Mountain dialects)
 * Larache Arabic (influenced by Mountain dialects)
 * Rabat Arabic
 * Salé Arabic
 * Azemmour Arabic (extinct)
 * Marrakech Arabic (heavily influenced by Hilalian dialects)

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