Cities, Towns and Villages in Morocco - Ifrane, Ouarzazate, Sale, Chefchaouen, Midelt, Kenitra, Sidi Ifni, El Jadida, Taza, Ksar-El-Kebir (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 215. Not illustrated. Chapters: Ifrane, Ouarzazate, Sale, Chefchaouen, Midelt, Kenitra, Sidi Ifni, El Jadida, Taza, Ksar-El-Kebir, Tinerhir, Oujda, El Jebha, Tin Mal, Settat, Goulmima, Tarfaya, Imilchil, Tan-Tan, Azemmour, Azrou, Outat Oulad El Hadj, Moulay Idriss, Temara, Zagora, Morocco, Ouezzane, Mohammedia, Tiznit, Souira Guedima, Tiflet, Khemisset, M'diq, Sidi Kacem, Er Rachidia, Loulad, Guelmim, Merzouga, Sidi Slimane, Oued Laou, Bou Assel, Ras Kebdana, List of Cities in Morocco, Skhirat, Zaio, Inezgane, Ben Slimane, Tata, Morocco, Martil, Boujad, Fnideq, Jerada, Beni Amir, Taounate, Assa, Morocco, Bouznika, Debdou, Saidia, Boulemane, Azilal, Oualidia, Dar Ould Zidouh, Iulia Valentia Banasa, Tamnougalt, Imlil, La Mamora, Gzennaya, Bouknadel, Bhalil, Nekor, Diabat, Haouza, Khouribga, Mischliffen, Targist, Khamlia, Takoujt, Tanamoust, Tisserdmine, Hassilabied. Excerpt: Ifrane - Developed by the French during the protectorate era for their administration due to its Alpine climate, this Morrocan town has a remarkable European style, as if it were an Alpine village. Because of its elevation, the town experiences snow during the winter months and a cool climate during the summer. Ifrane is also the place where the lowest temperature was ever recorded in Africa, -24 C in 1935. Animals to be found in the vicinity include the threatened Barbary Macaque. Among the local tree species are the native Atlas cedar, Scrub oak and the introduced London plane. The first permanent settlement of the area dates to the 16th century, when a saintly sharif by the name of Sidi 'Abd al-Salam established his community in the Tizguit Valley, seven km downstream from the present town. By the mid-17th century the zawiyah was well enough established to receive an extensive iqta' (land grant) from the 'Alawi sultan Mulay Rashid b. Muhammad. While the fo...