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Happy New Year 1428!

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January 21st 2007
For the New Year (by the Islamic calendar) I went to visit another volunteer who lives in the Marrakech region. She had planned a hike with some of her students and we left town, headed for the Atlas foothills. Her town is right at the base of the mountains, though at low enough elevation that it was still warm in the afternoon sun. We didn't have to worry about the new snow they got up at higher ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Ait Ourir

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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