Ifrane (means caves; Amazigh language) are being a city and ski resort in the Middle Atlas region of Morocco (population 73,782 in November 2014). Ifrane is 1,665 m (5,463 ft) in elevation and is part of the Meknès-Tafilalet region. In Tamazight, the regional Berber language.
Developed by the French during the protectorate era for their administration due to its Alpine climate, this Moroccan town has a remarkable European style, as if it was an Alpine village. Because of its elevation, the town experiences snow during the winter months and a cool climate during the summer. Ifrane is also the place where the lowest temperature was ever recorded in Africa: -23.9°C. Animals to be found in the vicinity include the threatened Barbary Macaque. Among the local tree species are the native Atlas cedar, Scrub oak and the introduced London plane.
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