About the encyclopedia
rando.ma is a concise guide to the mountains and villages of Tetouan and Chefchaouen provinces: one page per place, with its altitude, tribe, commune and neighbours.
Who is it for?
For hikers, for people from the region, and for anyone who wants to know where a mountain or village is before going there. The content is free, available in Arabic, French and English, and every page links to nearby places.
Where does the information come from?
The ranking of the highest peak of each Chefchaouen tribe is based on 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 topographic maps and on commune maps showing tribal boundaries. Other data (communes, villages, approximate village altitudes) come from local sources about the region. Route figures quoted in the articles (distance, ascent, duration) are those of guide Imad Ben Yahya's hikes published on randonnee.ma.
Altitudes and drawings
Altitudes are approximate and may differ slightly between sources. The contour drawings at the top of pages are illustrations only: they are not maps and show neither the real location of a place nor its shape.
Want to walk these mountains?
The encyclopedia does not run hikes. To walk with a local guide in Tetouan and Chefchaouen, in groups of 1 to 12 people, visit randonnee.ma, mountain guide Imad Ben Yahya's website.
Corrections or additions
Spotted a wrong altitude, name or commune, or want to suggest a village or mountain? Write to contact@randonnee.ma or on WhatsApp at 06 10 90 23 47.
Photos and rights
Photos by guide Imad Ben Yahya belong to him; all rights reserved. To use them, write to contact@randonnee.ma. The other photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; they have been resized, compressed to WebP and may be cropped on display. All photos are on Photos.
- At the summit sign of Jbel Lakraa, 2159 m: Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
- On the summit rocks of Jbel Lakraa: Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
- Mountains and forests of Talassemtane park: Photo: Mahraz mohamed, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- At the summit sign of Jbel Bouzitoun (video still): Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
- The Bouhachem forests: Photo: Kahisham, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- Landscapes of Bouhachem park: Photo: Mustapha Bassouh, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- A view of Bouhachem park: Photo: Mari-Said, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- A waterfall at Akchour, Chefchaouen province: Photo: Wardayl, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- God's Bridge, the natural arch at Akchour: Photo: Melminou, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- Chefchaouen from the Spanish Mosque: Photo: Sgroey, licence CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
- Imad Ben Yahya on the summit of Jbel El Halqa: Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
- A group in an oak forest: Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
- The group in front of a limestone rock (video still): Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
- The climb towards the summit (video still): Photo: guide Imad Ben Yahya, all rights reserved.
