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Marrakesh 003

Morocco - Atlas Mountains and Marrakesh

March 3rd 2011
DAY 3 1st March 2011 The day started early!! We were off at 08.00am and told that it was at least a 10 hour drive across the Middle Atlas mountains but it would be interspersed by plenty of stops! We climbed fairly steadily out of Fes and our first stop was Ifrane. Patches of frost could still be seen where the sun hadn’t got to it and the air was cold and crisp! Ifrane town was created in 1929 ... read more
Africa » Morocco » Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz » Marrakech

Moroccan Flag 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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