Oued Laou (Arabic: واد لاو, Trans.: Wād Lāw) is a small town located in northern Morocco at the Mediterranean coast. The two main cities nearby are Tetouan at northwest and Chefchaouen at southwest. In 2004 the town had 8,383 inhabitants (census figure). You can take in Tetuan a grand taxi (located at the Bab Eloqlaباب العقلة ) to Oued Lau and that will cost you about 15 dirhams. The Moroccan government started construction in 2010 of an autoroute along the Mediterranean coast, and the route to Oued Laou is part of it. Oued Lau has a reputation as one of the most peaceful beaches near Tetouan. The town is named after the river of the same name, which takes its source up in the Rif Mountains near Chefchaouen.