Ifrane

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City in Morocco

title: "Ifrane" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-ifrane-province", "ski-areas-and-resorts-in-morocco", "provincial-capitals-in-morocco"] description: "City in Morocco" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-ifrane-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrane" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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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, but other destinations like Lake Dayet-Aoua enjoy a picturesque and calm nature located 15 km north, which leads to a spring located about 3 km from the center of the city called Ain Vital ('Virgin Falls'; ar).

It is also nicknamed by the locals "Little Switzerland" because of its severe cold and snow that covers the slopes of its mountains in autumn and winter and mild weather in spring and summer. It is also considered one of the cleanest cities in the world.

Ifrane is a former colonial "hill station" and a "garden city". It is also an "imperial city", a mountain resort, a provincial administrative center, and a college town.

History

Flora and fauna

Ifrane's biodiversity is unique. Its fauna and flora contain rare yet mostly endangered species. 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.

Fauna

Mammalian species

  • The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), an endangered monkey species that lives in its wild state in the forests of the Middle Atlas, including the forests surrounding Ifrane. Barbary macaques can be seen in the outskirts or the farther areas of the town of Ifrane when there is no more food in the woods, or simply because they have become familiar with humans.
  • The golden jackal (Canis aureus), referred to as ‘ich’ab’ in Tamazight, the same term used for ‘wolf’
  • The caracal (Caracal caracal), which is hard to spot, and survives thanks to its extreme discretion.
  • The common genet (Genetta genetta)

Bird species

  • The Atlas Coal Tit (Parus ater Atlas), an endemic passerine bird native to the Atlas mountains range.
  • The African crimson-winged finch (Rhodopechys alienus)
  • The white scavenger vulture (Neophron percnopterus) Ifrane is also well known for its pisciculture (fish farming) stations. Ras el Ma forest has a trout-breeding station in which trout can be seen in their breeding basins. Moreover, Ifrane has a varied range of insects and amphibians.

Flora

Ifrane's plant and tree species include the following:

Notable people

Notes

References

References

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  2. (8 April 2015). "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014". [[Haut Commissariat au Plan.
  3. "Elevation Finder".
  4. Egan, E. Notes from higher grounds: an altitude training guide for endurance athletes, Kukimbia Huru Publishing
  5. "Ifrane or 'Little Switzerland': Favorite destination for those wishing to enjoy nature and snow".
  6. "Discover Ifrane City: Where Morocco Meets The Swiss Alps".
  7. MASAITI, Amira EL. (2025-01-29). "Morocco's Ifrane targets Global Clean City status".
  8. Ahmed, Bendella. "Rights to Land among ''Amazigh'' Peoples in Morocco".
  9. Marsland, Aine. (24 January 2016). "Ifrane: A Piece of Switzerland in Morocco". [[Morocco World News]].
  10. Robin Gauldie, ''Morocco''
  11. "Ifrane or 'Little Switzerland': Favorite destination for those wishing to enjoy nature and snow".
  12. "Africa: Lowest Temperature | ASU World Meteorological Organization".
  13. "Morocco: Highest Temperature". [[EXTREMES]].
  14. C. Michael Hogan, 2008)
  15. (December 25, 2006). "Inventaire de la Biodiversité".

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