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Chefchaouen

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Chefchaouen
شفشاون
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CountryFile:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
RegionTanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
ProvinceChefchaouen
Government
 • MayorMohamed Said al-Alami
Area
 • Total16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population
 (September 1, 2014)
 • Total42,786
 • Density2,609/km2 (6,760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
91000
Area code2553455
WebsiteOfficial website

Chefchaouen or Chaouen (Berber: ⵛⴰⵡⴻⵏ/ⵛⴼⵛⴰⵡⴻⵏ, Arabic: شفشاون/الشاون) is a small important historical and tourist city in the north of Maghreb. Chefchaouen is located in the Rif Mountains of northwestern Morocco.[1] Many Moriscos and Jews settled in this city after the Spanish Reconquista in the Late Middle Ages. The city is famous for its blue houses and alleys.

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  1. Tom Masters, Europe on a Shoestring (Oakland, CA: Lonely Planet, 2009), p. 815

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