Azrou-a perfect combination of nature and history, near the city of Oujda

Azrou is a name that reflects the geomorphologic landform. In fact, the city owes its name to a large rocky outcrop ("Azrou", meaning "Rock" in the Berber language Tamazight). The city of Azrou (51, 000 inhabitants) is a municipality in the province of Ifrane, Morocco is located in a strategic crossroads between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas near Midelt through Timahdite and the plain of Tadla near Khénifra.

Azrou is a city surrounded by beautiful mountains that give it a special charm, irrespective of its rich biodiversity symbolized by the cedar forest, famous Barbary Macaque monkeys called worms (Macaca Sylvanus) and the beautiful butterflies that are unique in the world. The area of Azrou makes a choice for adventurers in the summer, hikers and picnickers from nearby towns. The quality of Azrou urban, with its red-tile roofs, bears the stamp of European style.

Azrou is known for hosting the first college of the Berber region, the College of Azrou berbera. The school Bnou Ziad Tariq was built by French colonial authorities to train officers for the Moroccan colonial administration. It was one of the instruments of control over the Berber communities, but residents have decided to leave the Berbers solve their problems of Justice according to their traditions, they had done for millennia without resorting to other judges (colonial or Makhzen). Since that time, the Arabs of Fez, Rabat and Salé were concerned because they were losing control over the country throughout Morocco, especially in Berber community. Their influence was reduced, although the application of "Sharia" (Islamic law) was in place.

The College has become an educational institution of reference in the region, where there has been a part of the political elite and the military from 1956 to 1973. After independence, the college was renamed Azrou "Tariq Ibn Ziad". The city is controlled by the authorities since independence, a situation that is demonstrated by the fact that the city, although more prestigious Ifrane, doesn't even have the status of the province, much less that of the Wilaya. The city has 4 or 5 hotels and the region known for its cedar trees, cherry trees, Apple trees and monkeys and the sanatorium decommissioned the nearby city of Ben Smim.

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