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Ifrane [Histoire.photos]

History Ifrane Ifrane means Tamazight (Berber) caves (singular: IFRI). Many in the region, the caves have forwarded their names to the region, better known as the Jews: Oufrane. The earliest traces of human settlement in the region date back to Neolithic times. Caves such as those Tizguite well as archaeological remains dating from prehistoric times to Zerouki, Ghabt Al Bahr and Itto testify. Subsequently, Ifrane region was inhabited first by the Berbers and the Jews, and has been for about three thousand years before Christ. It is claimed that it was the city's oldest Jewish settlement in Morocco. According to oral tradition, the Israelites left Palestine at the time of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (160 km south of Baghdad) after the first destruction of the temple in 587 BC It passed through Egypt and the northern border of Sahara and reached the Atlantic coast of the Anti-Atlas in 361 BC and settled first in caves along Oued Ifrane, and this after they have purchased permission to settle the natives. Following an alliance with them they founded a kingdom whose king was "Ephrata" (from the tribe of Ephraim, one of the twelve tribes of Israel).

Gravestone with Hebrew inscriptions a Jewish cemetery dating back over 2000 years

The natural beauty and artistic of Ifrane

This kingdom was called "Little Jerusalem or the second" or - according to their belief - was dropped when they refused to answer the call of their prophet "AZAR" to join " Jerusalem ". The descendants of Ephraim lost then their sovereignty to the Berber Ifrane contains the oldest historical document north Africa: the tomb of a Jew named "Rabbi ben youssef Mimoun" who died in the year 5 BC It lies in the Jewish cemetery known as the "Lmiâra" (name given by the Moroccan Jews all their cemeteries will Ifrane is inhabited by a population later after two major tribes Sanhaja, and the Beni M'guild Blessed M'tir which flows to the north had been "arrested" in the fifteenth century by the belt of Casbahs founded by the Sultan Moulay Ismail, which had the effect of favoring the creation of core settlement of nomads and led to the establishment of settlements such as Azrou and Ain Leuh .. Much later, Ifrane be deserted for other northern cities of birth born of Moroccan kingdom of Morocco Moulay Driss by Premier, King founded the dynasty that bears his name () and Morocco. few centuries later, more exactly in 1928 and tribute to the distant past of the city, by order Vizierial (ministerial Morocco), the French protectorate authorities decided to create a center summering called Ifrane (caves in Tamazight). Two building projects station were proposed to summering Eirik Labonne, Secretary General of the Protectorate. The first was that of the present town of Ifrane and the latter opted for the city or Ksiba Mohamed Said. The location of Ifrane, topography and its privileged climate, determine the choice of the Moroccan government to build a resort in an area free of any construction. A portion of the workforce will consist of prisoners. On July 9, 1929 the first truck arrives materials. On August 15, 1929 saw the inauguration of hotels, casino, cottages and Centre summering and place of the lion. E. LABONNE. Ifrane turns into a Swiss-style resort that no one would believe cross by walking in the Berber regions of Morocco. Each of its villas brings with it features: roofs, red tile, some argue that certain assumptions, including those on their slopes. Indeed, these range from the obtuse angle at the acute angle through the right angle. These inclinations thus recall the evolution of the architecture of buildings in France from North to South, ie the Riviera to the Channel. The visitor can even notice the existence facades typically Normandy or Brittany or Alsace. By a sense of nostalgia, and wanted every French translate the user's home country and memorize the same time passing. A French who lived in Ifrane from 1936 to 1992 confided "about the changing urban fabric of this city, in fact, the makers of the time wanted to make this a city where the French do not feel at any time disoriented. " Ifrane is the center of summering Moroccan busiest. Ifrane province is located in the heart of the Middle Atlas with an area of 3573 km2. It is inhabited by two major tribes Sanhaja, the Blessed and Blessed M'guild M'tir. Mountain resort, this town became a mecca for winter sports. With its cottages with roofs covered with red tiles, it is located at 1650 m altitude. Its natural wealth has led officials in the region to create a national park of 53000 hectares. In this region we find the largest cedar forest in the country. His real name Ourti (Tamazigh garden), is the center of Ifrane Morocco summering busiest. The lakes are a must for fishing for trout and pike. It is also a pastoral region and has an experimental station for the study of animal behavior. Ifrane has one of the most prestigious universities in Morocco: Al Akhawayne University in Ifrane , where education is entirely Anglo-Saxon.