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From Marrakech to Tinerhir Through the Beautiful Atlas Mountains

December 26th 2007
How busy and lively is Marrakech! The new part of the city has well planed streets, gardens and monumental buildings. In the old medina the traffic is as chaotic as it gets with locals and tourists negotiating narrow roads with bicycles, cars, scooters sounding their horns at all times plus stalls, street vendors and snake charmers competing to draw people's attention! In the evenings the air i ... read more

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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

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