Chefchaouen
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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 sit
Chefchaouen the blue city of morocco with palm trees and the mountain view in the backrgound
Blue Alley at Chefchaouen panoramio
Chefchaouen, Morocco
Kasbah de chefchaouen with rif mountains in chefchaouen
The Spanish Protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco, then under French protection, in
Chefchaouen
…that settled in the city also included several well-known poets and philosophers. In October 1920, General Dámaso Berenguer occupied the city for the Spanish protectorate in Morocco. Following the Spanish retreat from the city, Chefchaouen was part of the Republic of the Rif led by Abd el-Krim from 1924 to 1926. In September 1925…
Moment of the signing of the Treaty by which the Spanish Protectorate was created, 27 November, 1912
Ruins of a Spanish camp near Chefchaouen.
Berbers carrying captured rifles during Rif war, including a Mauser 1893 and a French Berthier carbine
Residence of the Spanish High Commissioner in Tétouan, ca. 1920; absorbed in the late 1950s into the Royal Palace of Tétouan