the gorge narrowing

Todra Gorge

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February 13th 2012
<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Travel is the most private of pleasures. There is no greater bore than the travel bore. We do not in the least want to hear what he has seen in Hong Kong. (Vita Sackville-West) Saying goodbye to the Sahara, we head North through Arfroud, then turning West we follow the High Atlas Mountains on our right. The country is very poor. A combinat ... 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