Segangan is one of the earliest settlements known in the eastern region of
Rif. Segangan played a big role in all of the Spanish invasion wars in the region starting with the first
Rif War (1893). The second
Rif War (1909) actually started from Segangan under the leadership of a local figure
Cherif Mohammed Ameziane. The town also witnessed and played part in the last
Rif War (1921-1926) and was part of the
Rif Republic till the collapse of the latter in 1926. ==Etymology==