■Village, Chefchaouen province
Makou
A village on the slope of Jbel Lakraa, its name pronounced locally “Mago”.
- Type
- Village
- Location
- Chefchaouen province
- Tribe
- Akhmas Oulia
- Commune
- Bab Taza commune
Makou is one of the beautiful mountain villages of the Tissouka sheikhdom in Bab Taza commune, in the Akhmas Oulia lands of Chefchaouen province.
It lies on the slope of Jbel Lakraa, the province's highest peak. Locally its name is pronounced with a K close to a G sound: “Mago”.
Articles about this place
- 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.
- 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 mountains in the encyclopedia
Nearby and in the same area
- ▲Jbel LakraaBeni Zejel and Akhmas, Chefchaouen province2159 m
- ▲Jbel TalassemtaneChefchaouen province1941 m
- ■AdeldalChefchaouen province—
Data from topographic maps and local sources; altitudes are approximate. Spotted a mistake? Send a correction.