Gzennya is one of the eminent Berber

Berber people

Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. Historically they spoke the Berber language or varieties of it, which together form a branch...

 locality of Rif

Rif

The Rif or Riff is a mainly mountainous region of northern Morocco, with some fertile plains, stretching from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Ras Kebdana and the Melwiyya River in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Wergha in the south.It is part of the...

 in northern Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

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Etymology

The word Gzennya is Berber. Originally the tribe was known by the land of "Igzinnayan" which means the land of beauty; that area is well known by its high mountains (Rif Mountains), huge valleys and rivers, green woods, and its healing water of Ain Hamra.

Gzennaya has an important place in the history of Morocco. it is the birth place of many heroes ; as well as it the birth tribe of Jaich ittahrir the army of independence.

Geography

Geographically, it is situated in the province of Taza

Taza

Taza is a city in northern Morocco, which occupies the corridor between the Rif mountians and Middle Atlas mountains, about 120 km east of Fez. It is located at 150 km from Nador, and 210 km from Oujda...

, in the region of Al-Hoceima, Taza, and Taounate

Taounate

Taounate is a town in northern Morocco, in the Rif Mountains. It is located at around ....

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The geography is characterized by its high mountains and by a mediterranean climate.
The main towns in Gzennaya are:

• Bouanqoud
• Aknoul (Ichawiyen)
• Tara Tazougaght
• Ajdir
• Bord
• Tizi wsli
• Tastite
• Kassita
• Acht 3rou 3issa
• tamjount
• Tisliouine