Gzenaya

Gzenaya or Igzenayen (Berber: ⵉⴳⵣⵏⴰⵢⵏ) is the name of a Riffian tribe of the Rif region in the north-eastern part of Morocco.

Towns such as Aknoul, Ajdir Gzenaya and Ain Hamra belong to this tribe.

it is the birthplace of many heroes; as well as being the birth tribe of Jaich ittahrir, the army of independence.

During the protectorate, the Gzenaya tribe defeated France in the “Triangle of Death” (Aknoul, Boured, Tizi Ousli), in October 1955, for the country's independence and the end of the protectorate.

The geography is characterized by its high mountains, some small fertile plains, and by a fresh Mediterranean climate.

Panorama on the Igzennayen mountain range