Todra Gorge

Merzouga -> Todra Gorge

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April 24th 2009
I heard the morning call to prayers around 05:00hr (must have been from Merzouga) and got up for another sunrise in the desert. This one was better because it wasn’t cloudy. It was back on the camels again to go back to the auberge for breakfast and get cleaned up. About half way back I was kind of numb from the waist down from camel riding but I decided to tough it out. Some people decided ... read more

Africa » Morocco » Meknès-Tafilalet » Todra Gorge

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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