Ahfir, Berkane Province, L'Oriental Region, Morocco
🇲🇦 Ahfir is a town in Berkane Province, Oriental, Morocco, adjacent the border with Algeria. The name Ahfir refers to the stone quarry which was exploited in this village founded by Hubert Lyautey at the time of the French protectorate. This village, which is inhabited by Beni Iznassen, was the gateway to the French invasion by Lyautey in 1907 leading to the imposition of the French protectorate from 1912 until 1956.
The name Ahfir means "Hole" in Berberized Arabic and would refer either to the great war trenches that were dug in this territory located near the Moroccan-Algerian border before the construction of the city by Hubert Lyautey, or to the stone quarry that was exploited in this village at the time of the French protectorate (Martimprey-du-Kiss). The city is located on the territory of the Beni Khaled tribe, part of the Iznassen tribe.
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Ahfir has a population of over 19,482 people. Ahfir also forms part of the wider Berkane Province which has a population of over 270,328 people. It is also a part of the larger Oriental Region. Ahfir is situated near Berkane.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ahfir has links with:
🇫🇷 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France🇲🇦 Ksar El Kebir 34.983
🇲🇦 El-Ksar el-Kebir 34.983
🇺🇸 Union County 34.988
🇰🇷 Muan County 34.991
🇯🇪 Saint Helier -2.1
🏴 Ashton Under Lyne -2.095
🏴 Ashton-under-Lyne -2.088
🏴 Cheltenham -2.067
🏴 Bromsgrove -2.058
Locations Near: Ahfir -2.1,34.95
🇲🇦 Berkane -2.317,34.917 d: 20.1
🇲🇦 Oujda -1.919,34.679 d: 34.3
🇩🇿 Tlemcen -1.314,34.883 d: 72.1
🇲🇦 Nador -2.933,35.167 d: 79.6
🇪🇸 Melilla -2.939,35.292 d: 85.2
🇲🇦 Driouch -3.383,34.983 d: 117
🇩🇿 Sidi Bel Abbès -0.639,35.197 d: 135.8
🇩🇿 Oran -0.642,35.691 d: 155.9
🇲🇦 Al Hoceima -3.936,35.252 d: 170.3
🇪🇸 Roquetas de Mar -2.6,36.75 d: 205.2
Antipodal to: Ahfir 177.9,-34.95
🇳🇿 Tauranga 176.154,-37.7 d: 19671.7
🇳🇿 Rotorua 176.25,-38.133 d: 19631.7
🇳🇿 Hibiscus Coast 174.698,-36.606 d: 19672.6
🇳🇿 North Shore City 174.75,-36.8 d: 19664.6
🇳🇿 Whangārei 174.326,-35.725 d: 19679.7
🇳🇿 Auckland 174.763,-36.853 d: 19662.1
🇳🇿 Gisborne 178.016,-38.659 d: 19602.6
🇳🇿 Cambridge 175.467,-37.883 d: 19623