Zayanes

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Zayanes (Berber languages: Azayi (singular), Izayen (plural); Arabic: زيان, romanized: Zayāni) are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.

Zayanes tribes are known for their attachment to ancestral land and for their tenacity as warriors, especially during the colonization, led by Mouha ou Hammou Zayani. Thus they have prevented many invaders from easily seizing Khénifra. Despite the French defeat in the Battle of El Herri, 13 November 1914, the colonizers were determined not to abandon the fight against the Zayanes, but concerned French troops in invading Morocco in coming face to face with the Zayanes.