Chefchaouen

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Chefchaouen or Chaouen (Berber: Accawn, Arabic: الشاون‎, Spanish: Chauen) 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. Chefchaouen is situated in the Rif Mountains, just inland from Tangier and Tetouan. The city was founded in 1471, as a small fortress which still exists to this day, by Moorish exiles from Spain led by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El A... more
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  • Province De,
  • Chaouen,
  • Provincedechaouen,
  • Iqlimaluyun,
  • Province D',
  • Laayoune,
  • Province D’,
  • Laayoun,
  • Provincedelaayoune,
  • El Aaiun,
  • Provincedessmara,
  • Laâyoun,
  • Iqlīm Shifshāwan,
  • Iqlim Al `Uyun,
  • Iqlim Shifshawan,
  • Laâyoune,
  • Es Smara,
  • Iqlīm Al ‘Uyūn

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  • 35.1714
  • -5.2697

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