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Sahara

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July 20th 2007
while sipping our mint tea and brainstorming our next destination, we met a spaniard "emilio the great" who too was touring much of the world. he was nice enough to share his thoughts on seeing the high atlas mountains of morocco and the world famous sahara desert. it took all of two minutes for us to re-direct our compass to eastern morocco. due to perilous cliffs on either side of us,the twisti ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Meknès-Tafilalet » Merzouga

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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