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The area has 1015 different plant species including the Atlas Cedar (Cedrus
Atlantica), the Evergreen Oak (Quercus Ilex), the Algerian Oak (Quercus Canariensis), the Maritime Pine (Pinus Pinaster), and the Spanish Juniper (Juniperus Thunifera). Other tree species that exist in the park include the
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National Park was conceived in 1994 and established in October 2004 due to many reasons such as the existence of remarkable species in the territory, the presence of internationally important ecosystems, and the increase of human activity and resource exploitation.
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In addition, the park is a place where various bird species keep showing up. In fact, Afennourir Lake is a Ramsar Site where you can find a shelter for bird-watching. The bird species that can be found in the lake include coots, also called Fulica, snipes, and egrets.
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Barbary Macaque, and two Ramsar sites: the two lakes Afennourir and Tifounassine.
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Barbary Macaque. Moreover, in the park one can find wild Barbary boars (
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located in the Middle Atlas mountain range, in
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In 2021, to celebrate World Biodiversity Day, in the Ifrane National Park, 31
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is also located within the perimeter of the National Park of Ifrane.
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1431:Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy and Alison Bing. 2007.
1089:were reintroduced. In 2021 to Friday June 4, 28
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318:Because of its elevation, the area experiences
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189:mountains and areas within the provinces of
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47:Ifrane National Park From Above
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1401:Ifrane: la cure de jouvence
598:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
458:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
213:in narrowly restricted and
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971:Cervus elaphus barbarus
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274:monastery of Toumliline
1418:Parc National d'Ifrane
1227:C. Michael Hogan. 2008
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995:Caracal caracal algira
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179:Ifrane National Park
22:Ifrane National Park
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812:Average rainy days
668:Record low °C (°F)
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215:fragmented habitats
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1111:"Lac d'Afennourir"
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161:Reference no.
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1381:Ecologie.ma
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272:The former
199:Atlas cedar
111: /
99:5°7′48.58″W
87:Coordinates
1565:Categories
1498:Al Hoceima
1365:References
1303:2015-10-30
1274:25 January
1269:dimmid.org
1205:2016-12-15
1165:2016-12-15
259:Dait Ifrah
153:Designated
1525:Khenifiss
1503:Cala Iris
1327:March 16,
268:Ain Kahla
265:Kharzouza
253:Dait Aoua
237:Territory
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1530:Khenifra
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1422:Archived
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1352:March 7,
1123:25 April
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738:Average
733:(−11.0)
678:(−11.0)
262:Tallount
221:Creation
195:Boulmane
79:Location
1545:Tazekka
1433:Morocco
805:1,118.4
802:(5.58)
797:(7.02)
792:(2.87)
787:(1.31)
782:(0.50)
777:(0.54)
772:(1.51)
767:(3.02)
762:(5.15)
757:(4.96)
752:(6.89)
747:(5.47)
728:(14.0)
723:(21.0)
718:(30.0)
713:(32.0)
708:(39.2)
703:(44.6)
698:(32.0)
693:(28.4)
688:(25.0)
683:(17.6)
663:(42.1)
658:(32.0)
653:(37.2)
648:(43.9)
643:(51.8)
638:(57.0)
633:(56.7)
628:(48.9)
623:(42.8)
618:(37.0)
613:(34.5)
608:(32.9)
603:(30.6)
593:(52.5)
588:(40.5)
583:(46.0)
578:(54.5)
573:(64.2)
568:(70.5)
563:(70.2)
558:(60.6)
553:(53.2)
548:(46.4)
543:(43.9)
538:(41.4)
533:(39.4)
523:(63.0)
518:(48.9)
513:(54.5)
508:(65.1)
503:(76.5)
498:(84.0)
493:(83.7)
488:(72.5)
483:(63.5)
478:(55.8)
473:(53.4)
468:(49.8)
463:(48.0)
453:(98.6)
448:(63.0)
443:(66.2)
438:(78.8)
433:(98.6)
428:(95.0)
423:(93.2)
418:(91.0)
413:(81.0)
408:(80.6)
403:(71.6)
398:(70.0)
393:(68.0)
299:Climate
82:Morocco
1520:Iriqui
1439:
1116:Ramsar
1091:arruis
1085:and 6
1083:arruis
895:172.8
892:175.8
889:227.3
886:258.1
883:317.0
880:340.8
877:302.3
874:263.1
871:211.2
868:214.4
865:169.1
862:180.6
851:108.3
673:(8.6)
344:Month
231:Ramsar
191:Ifrane
1097:Notes
946:Fauna
911:Flora
848:10.3
845:10.8
827:10.3
824:12.4
821:12.1
818:12.4
815:10.6
800:141.8
795:178.3
760:130.7
755:126.1
750:175.1
745:138.9
731:−23.9
726:−10.0
676:−23.9
671:−13.0
383:Year
181:is a
1437:ISBN
1354:2021
1329:2015
1276:2024
1125:2018
842:8.4
839:6.5
836:4.2
833:3.8
830:6.5
790:72.9
785:33.3
780:12.7
775:13.6
770:38.3
765:76.7
721:−6.1
716:−1.1
691:−2.0
686:−3.9
681:−8.0
641:11.0
636:13.9
631:13.7
601:−0.8
591:11.4
576:12.5
571:17.9
566:21.4
561:21.2
556:15.9
551:11.8
521:17.2
511:12.5
506:18.4
501:24.7
496:28.9
491:28.7
486:22.5
481:17.5
476:13.2
471:11.9
451:37.0
446:17.2
441:19.0
436:26.0
431:37.0
426:35.0
421:34.0
416:32.8
411:27.2
406:27.0
401:22.0
396:21.1
391:20.0
380:Dec
377:Nov
374:Oct
371:Sep
368:Aug
365:Jul
362:Jun
359:May
356:Apr
353:Mar
350:Feb
347:Jan
320:snow
193:and
124:Area
31:II (
1035:).
711:0.0
706:4.0
701:7.0
696:0.0
661:5.6
656:0.0
651:2.9
646:6.6
626:9.4
621:6.0
616:2.8
611:1.4
606:0.5
586:4.7
581:7.8
546:8.0
541:6.6
536:5.2
531:4.1
516:9.4
466:9.9
461:8.9
313:Csb
164:208
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