Khenifra

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Khenifra

Total population

117,510

Coordinates32.94°, -5.67°

Demographic figures from HCP Morocco. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Khenifra is a city in northern central Morocco, surrounded by the Atlas Mountains and located on the Oum Er-Rbia River. National Highway 8 also goes through the town. The population, as of the 2024 census, was at 123,738.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Mohamed Rouicha

Moroccan Amazigh Singer / Folk (1950–2012)

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Lalla Latifa

Moroccan royal

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Hicham Aâboubou

Moroccan footballer

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Mohamed Maghni

Moroccan singer

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Mouha Ou Hammou Zayani

Caïd of the Zayanes in Khénifra

Mustapha Bakkoury

Moroccan politician

Youssef Baba

Moroccan middle distance runner

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Aziz Lahbabi

Moroccan long-distance runner

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Soufiane Haddi

Moroccan racing cyclist

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Abdelaziz Aftati

Moroccan politician

Fuʼād būʻalī

Moroccan writer, linguist and translator

Cherifa Kersit

Moroccan singer

Hadda Ouakki

Moroccan singer

Hassan ben Mohammed Amahzoune

Moroccan politician

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Ahmed Belkacem Zayani

Moroccan writer and poet (1897-1964)

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Amahrok Ould Mouha Ou Hammou Zayani

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Béni Mellal-Khénifra

• Malpica do Tejo
  476 mi away
• Vila Velha de Ródão
  477.4 mi away
• Cegonhas
  477.6 mi away
• Vilas Ruivas
  477.8 mi away
• Monforte da Beira
  478.8 mi away
• Gavião do Ródão
  478.9 mi away
• Lentiscais
  480.2 mi away
• Murteirinha
  481.3 mi away
• Cebolais de Cima
  482.4 mi away
• Vale Clérigo
  483.3 mi away
• Zebreira
  483.7 mi away
• Amarelos
  483.8 mi away

Browse all places in Béni Mellal-Khénifra →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Khenifra

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

North African Hedgehog

Atelerix algirus

Seen 2026-06-04

Southern Brown Argus

Aricia cramera

Seen 2026-06-03

Euryparyphes terrulentus

Euryparyphes terrulentus

Seen 2026-06-03

Iberian rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes nasicornis grypus

Seen 2026-06-02

Mauritanian Toad

Sclerophrys mauritanica

Seen 2026-06-02

Linaria amethystea

Linaria amethystea

Seen 2026-04-09

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo

Seen 2025-08-27

White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

Seen 2025-08-27

European White Stork

Ciconia ciconia ciconia

Seen 2025-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).