▲Mountain, Chefchaouen province
Jbel Lakraa
2159 metres approx.
Also known as Jbel El Aqraa, Jbel Echhab
The highest peak of the western Rif and of Talassemtane park, shared between the lands of the Beni Zejel and the Akhmas.
- Type
- Mountain
- Altitude
- about 2159 m
- Location
- Chefchaouen province
- Tribes
- Beni Zejel and Akhmas
- Park
- Talassemtane National Park
- Other names
- Jbel El Aqraa, Jbel Echhab
- Rank
- No. 1 among the peaks of Chefchaouen province in this encyclopedia
- Note
- Peak shared between two tribal territories
Jbel Lakraa rises to about 2159 metres. It is also known as Jbel El Aqraa or Jbel Echhab. It stands in Talassemtane National Park, in Chefchaouen province, and is one of the highest peaks of the Rif range.
In the ranking of the highest peak of each Chefchaouen tribe, Lakraa comes first, with a special twist: its summit is a natural boundary between two tribes. One side belongs to the Beni Zejel and the other to the Akhmas, so it is the highest peak of both tribes at once.
On its slope, in Bab Taza commune, lies the village of Makou. Next in the ranking comes Jbel Tissouka, the second-highest peak of the western Rif.
Photos: Jbel Lakraa
Articles about this place
- The highest peak of each Chefchaouen tribeThirteen tribes and twelve peaks: a ranking that shows how the mountains change, from the Ghomara and Akhmas in the north to the Beni Ahmed in the south.
- Jbel Lakraa, roof of the western RifAt about 2159 metres, Lakraa is the highest peak of the western Rif and of Talassemtane National Park, and the highest peak of two tribes at once.
- Peaks between two tribesIn the Chefchaouen mountains, one slope may belong to one tribe and the opposite slope to another. Four peaks explain how this works.
- Talassemtane National ParkThe highest peaks of the western Rif, isolated villages and a lesser-known Tetouan section: Talassemtane is bigger than its famous image.
Nearby and in the same area
- ▲Jbel TissoukaChefchaouen province2122 m
- ■MakouAkhmas Oulia, Bab Taza commune, Chefchaouen province—
- ▲Jbel TalassemtaneChefchaouen province1941 m
- ▲Jbel TiziraneBeni Khaled, Chefchaouen province2106 m
- ▲Jbel TalousisBeni Selmane, Chefchaouen province2005 m
- ▲Jbel TaqlabtBeni Mansour, Chefchaouen province1726 m
- ▲Jbel Bab el QarnGhzaoua, Chefchaouen province1722 m
Data from topographic maps and local sources; altitudes are approximate. Spotted a mistake? Send a correction.