East of Tangier, the Rif Mountains rise abruptly from the Mediterranean. Their foothills are near to Tetouan, where the terrain is remarkably rough in contrast to the low slopes and soft hues of the Tangier hinterland.
As you ascend towards the central Mount Tidiquin, the highest point in the Rif range at 2,448 meters (8,000 feet), woods encircle the limestone peaks to the immediate east. Squat holm- and cork-oaks give way to Ketama's kif plantings and lofty cedar trees. On the route to Al Hoceima, where the landscape is desolate and denuded, the traveler notices a shift in the mountain range's color as they proceed farther east.
East of Tangier, the Rif Mountains rise abruptly from the Mediterranean. Their foothills are near to Tetouan, where the terrain is remarkably rough in contrast to the low slopes and soft hues of the Tangier hinterland.
As you ascend towards the central Mount Tidiquin, the highest point in the Rif range at 2,448 meters (8,000 feet), woods encircle the limestone peaks to the immediate east. Squat holm- and cork-oaks give way to Ketama's kif plantings and lofty cedar trees. On the route to Al Hoceima, where the landscape is desolate and denuded, the traveler notices a shift in the mountain range's color as they proceed farther east.
