The Habt is characterized by the presence of
plains and
mountains. It comprises the plains of
Rharb and
Khlot and part of the
Rif, a mountainous region.
Leo Africanus, a diplomat and explorer of
North Africa in 15th and 16th centuries, wrote: {{blockquote|text= The region is bounded by the river
Ouergha to the south, the ocean to the north, the Azgar marshes to the west and the mountains facing the
Pillars of Hercules to the east; it is eighty miles in width and a hundred in length. The region is marvellously fertile, consisting mostly of plains full of rivers. == History ==