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High Atlas and kasbahs

On the green banks of the Oued Dades river near El Kelaa M'Gouna.


From: Africa » Morocco » Souss-Massa-DraĆ¢ » Ouarzazate

Moroccan  Flag In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... [read more]
Blog: Gorges Cycling: the Dades and Todra
Date: March 15th 2008

On our exploration of Morocco south of the High Atlas, we had originally considered cycling a loop from the Draa Valley village of Tansikht through Risani and Erfoud back to Ouarzazate, but soon realized we wouldn't have enough time to complete it before Kate had to catch her March 18 flight from Marrakech for a quick visit to the U.S. So, not wanting to pass up the Dades and Todra Gorges - "don' ... read more


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Tot: 0.117s; Tpl: 0.005s; cc: 8; qc: 38; dbt: 0.0424s; 1; s:apollo w:www (50.28.60.10); sld: 2; ; mem: 6.4mb