waterfall
Akchour Waterfalls
Waterfalls and a natural rock bridge in Talassemtane National Park, about 30km by road from Chefchaouen.
11 km · about 20 min drive
AfricaMoroccoTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Chefchaouen
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco · Africa
About Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Derdara, 11km from Akchour Waterfalls.
Chefchaouen is in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, with about 47,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Derdara, about 7 km away.
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". It is situated in a mountainous region in northern Morocco, between Tétouan and Ouazzane.
It was founded in 1471 by the MulayRead more
Ali ibn Rashid, a distant descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The original settlement consisted of just a small fortress, now referred to as Chefchaouen's Kasbah. The fortress was erected to help defend the area from potential attacks by Portuguese invaders; at the time, Portugal was launching attacks against northern cities and towns in Morocco.
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What is there to see near Chefchaouen?
Within an hour or so of Chefchaouen: Akchour Waterfalls (11 km).
Where is Chefchaouen?
Chefchaouen is in Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, about 7 km from Derdara.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 46,721
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Morocco
- Region
- Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates
- 35.1688, -5.2636
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Royal Gendarmerie (outside cities): 177.
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