Chefchaouen (Arabic: الشاون / شفشاون, Tamazight ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵡⵏ) is a city in northwest Morocco, built 600 meters above sea level in the foothills of Kelaa and Meggou that form the Jebel chaouen on the Rif Mountains. It is the capital of the province of the same name. Its population is 35,709 inhabitants.
The city name comes from the Berber Achawen "horns" because mountain peaks that dominate and surround the city. It was founded in the year 876 AH, 1471 of the Christian era, by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami.
The city name comes from the Berber Achawen "horns" because mountain peaks that dominate and surround the city. It was founded in the year 876 AH, 1471 of the Christian era, by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami.
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