Sefrou
Sefrou is a city in central Morocco situated in the Fès-Meknès region. It is the capital and namesake for Sefrou Province. It recorded a population of 86,903 in the 2024 Moroccan census. Sefrou is known for its Jewish heritage, and its annual cherry festival.- 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.
Bhalil
Town
Bhalil is a town in the Fès-Meknès region in the north of Morocco. Bhalil is situated 4½ km northwest of Sefrou.
Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed
Village
Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed is a commune in Sefrou Province, Fès-Meknès, Morocco. Sidi Youssef Ben Ahmed is situated 4½ km south of Sefrou.
Sefrou
- Categories: city, urban commune of Morocco, and locality
- Location: Sefrou, Sefrou Province, Fes-Meknes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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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
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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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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