City Ifrane, Province Ifrane, Region Fès-Meknès, Communes & Villes du Maroc

Ifrane

Ifrane (Arabic: إفران/يفرن‎) is a town and ski resort in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco (population 40,000 in December 2013).[3] Ifrane is 1665 metres (5,460 ft) in elevation[1] and is part of the Meknès-Tafilalet region. In Tamazight, the regional Berber language, "ifran" means caves.

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Ifrane (Arabic: إفران) is a city in the Middle Atlas region of northern Morocco (population 14,659 as of November 2014). The capital of Ifrane Province in the region of Fès-Meknès, Ifrane is located at an elevation of 1,665 m (5,463 ft). In the regional Tamazight language, "ifran" means caves.

The modern town of Ifrane was established by the French administration in 1928 during the protectorate era for their administration due to its Alpine climate. Ifrane was conceived as a "hill station" or colonial type of settlement. It is a resort town set high up in the mountains so that Europeans could find relief from the summer heat of the interior plains of Morocco. Ifrane, the house of Lake Dayet Iffer is also a popular altitude training destination.

The first permanent settlement of the area dates to the 16th century, when the Sharif Sîdî 'Abd al-Salâm established his community in the Tizguit Valley, seven km downstream from the present town. Ifrane is a colonial "hill station", and a "garden city". It is also an "imperial city", a mountain resort, a provincial administrative center, and a college town.