Sefrou

Sefrou is a city in central situated in the Fès-Meknès region. It is the capital and namesake for . It recorded a population of 86,903 in the 2024 Moroccan census. Sefrou is known for its Jewish heritage, and its annual cherry festival.
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  • Type: Town with 87,200 residents
  • Description: city in Morocco
  • Also known as: “Safrou”, “Sefrou ⵚⴼⵕⵓ صفرو”, “جماعة صفرو”, “セフルー”, and “セフロウ”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bhalil and Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed.

Town
is a town in the Fès-Meknès region in the north of . is situated 4½ km northwest of Sefrou.

Village
is a commune in , Fès-Meknès, Morocco. is situated 4½ km south of Sefrou.

Sefrou

Latitude
33.8249° or 33° 49′ 30″ north
Longitude
-4.8333° or 4° 50′ west
Population
87,200
Elevation
809 metres (2,654 feet)
UN/LOCODE
MA SFF
Open location code
8C5QR5F8+XM
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Sefrou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صفرو”
  • Asturian: “Sefrou”
  • Catalan: “Sufruy”
  • Cebuano: “Sefrou (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Sefrou”
  • Chinese: “塞夫魯”
  • Chinese: “塞夫鲁”
  • Dutch: “Sefrou”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صفرو”
  • French: “Sefrou”
  • French: “Séfrou”
  • German: “Sefrou”
  • Hebrew: “צפרו”
  • Hindi: “सेफ़्रू”
  • Italian: “Sefrou”
  • Japanese: “セフル”
  • Kabyle: “Sefru”
  • Mongolian: “Сефру”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “صفرو”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sefrou”
  • Norwegian: “Sefrou”
  • Persian: “صفرو”
  • Polish: “Safru”
  • Portuguese: “Sefrou”
  • Portuguese: “Sefru”
  • Russian: “Сефру”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sefrou”
  • South Azerbaijani: “صفرو”
  • Spanish: “Sefrú”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⵚⴼⵕⵓ”
  • Swahili: “Sefrou”
  • Swedish: “Sefrou”
  • Tachelhit: “Sfru”
  • Turkish: “Safru”
  • Urdu: “صفرو”
  • Welsh: “Sefrou”

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