Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen is a city in northwest Morocco. It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the "Blue City".Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talassemtane National Park and Derdara.
Talassemtane National Park
Hamlet
Photo: Walter Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Talassemtane National Park is a national park in the Rif region of northern Morocco. It is part of the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean. Talassemtane National Park is situated 3½ km northeast of Chefchaouen.
Derdara
Village
Derdara is a small town and rural commune in Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 10,762 people living in 1,644 households. Derdara is situated 7 km south of Chefchaouen.
Chefchaouen
- Type: Locality with 35,700 residents
- Location: Chefchaouen Province, Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.1674° or 35° 10′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.2715° or 5° 16′ 17″ westPopulation
35,700Elevation
549 metres (1,801 feet)Open location code
8C7P5P8H+X9GeoNames ID
6545557
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Chefchaouen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متيوة”
- French: “Chefchaouen (Commune Urbaine)”
- French: “Chefchaouen (MU)”
- French: “Chefchaouen”
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