Rif Mountains

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• rif — /rif/, v.t., riffed, riffing. Informal. to discharge (a person) from military or civil service, esp. as part of an economy program. Also, riff. [1945 50; special use of RIF] * * * Muslim Berber people who live in El Rif in northern Morocco. Their …   Universalium

• Rif — /rif/, n. Er /er/, a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco. Also, Riff. * * * Muslim Berber people who live in El Rif in northern Morocco. Their culture is based on cultivation, herding, and fish processing. They speak a dialect of Berber, but… …   Universalium

• RIF — /rif/, n. 1. Mil. a reduction in the personnel of an armed service or unit. 2. a reduction in the number of persons employed by a business, government department, etc., esp. for budgetary reasons. [R(eduction) I(n) F(orce)] * * * Muslim Berber… …   Universalium

• Rif — For the Eleventh Century Talmudist, see Isaac Alfasi The Rif (.Major Rif cities include Tangier, Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Ceuta, Melilla, Nador, Al Hoceima (Also called Biya), Azghenghan, Selwan, Ajdir, Tawrirt, Taza, and El Jebha.The region is also …   Wikipedia

• Rif —    The Arabic term rif is a geographical notion that refers to the northern zone of Morocco formerly under Spanish and international control. It is an area of about 20,000 square kilometers, stretching in width from the Strait of Gibraltar to… …   Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)

• Rif — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Grupos lingüísticos en Marruecos El Rif (en rifeño, Arrif y en árabe, الريف Ar Rīf) es una región montañosa del norte de Marruecos, costera del mar Mediterráneo, entre la ciudade de Tetuán y la région de Kebdana ( …   Wikipedia Español

• Rif War (1893–1894) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Rif War caption= La Guerre au Maroc, Mort du Général Espagnol Margallo , from Le Petit Journal, November 13, 1893. date=November 9 ( de facto October 3), 1893 April 25, 1894 place=er Rif, northern Morocco, near… …   Wikipedia

• Rif Revolt — (1957 1959)    After Moroccan independence, especially from 1957 to 1959, Rifian Berbers rose up to protest postindependence government policies of marginalization and neglect of northern Morocco. The revolts were ignited by the closure of the… …   Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)

• Rif, El- — or Rif Hilly coastal region, northern Morocco. Constituting the central and eastern parts of former Spanish Morocco, the hills extend from east of Melilla to Ceuta, both Spanish enclaves. For the greater part of its length, the mountains hug the… …   Universalium

• Atlas Mountains — a mountain range in NW Africa, extending through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Highest peak, Mt. Tizi, 14,764 ft. (4500 m). * * * Mountain system, northwestern Africa. It extends some 1,200 mi (2,000 km) from the Moroccan port of Agadir in the… …   Universalium