Rif

The Rif (), also called Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. It is bordered on the north by the Mediterranean Sea and Spain and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, and is the homeland of the Riffians, Senhaja Srair and the Jebala people. This mountainous and fertile area is bordered by Cape Spartel and Tangier to the west, by Berkane city and the Moulouya River to the east, by the Mediterranean to the north, and by the Ouergha River to the south. The Rif mountains are separated into the eastern Rif mountains (Nador, Driouch, Al Hoceima) and western Rif mountains (Tangier, Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Taounate). The western part is generally known as the Jebala while the East is called Rif, and among the differences is, that although one can't generalize, the Jebala is considered Arab with the Moroccan Arabic dialect called Darija as the main language, while the Eastern Rif is considered Amazigh or Rif Berber with the Amazigh dialect, Tarifit or "Riffian" as the main language. Following a small berber-speaking community of Senhaja Srair, in the central part.

==Geography== Geologically, the Rif Mountains belong to the Gibraltar Arc or Alborán Sea geological region. They are an extension of the Baetic System, which includes the mountains of the southern Iberian Peninsula across the strait. Thus, the Rif Mountains are not part of the Atlas Mountain System.