Heading out of Town

Amazight Country

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November 20th 2006
This weekend I finally visited a volunteer whose town I have been wanting to see for over a year now, before I even knew where I would be posted for my two years of service. I have been (relatively) busy and the opportunity hadn’t really presented itself before, but the real reason I didn’t go was that I was scared. I had heard so much about his site, a small town up in the High Atlas, burst ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Souss-Massa-Draâ » Ouarzazate

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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