Located about ten kilometers from Ouarzazate, the “Oasis of Fint” is still a green sanctuary that is untouched by large-scale tourism. Stunning scenery can be seen by visitors to this pristine natural area. Abundant with palm groves, well-kept gardens, and villages with traditional rammed earth houses that blend in perfectly with the picturesque surroundings, the […]

Zagora, which gets its name from the mountain that borders it, was formerly called “Tazagourt” (⁜⊰⁣⊰⊳⁓⁔⁜), the singular form of the plural “Tizigirt” (⁜ⵉ⁣⁉⊳⁉⁔⁜), which means “twin peaks” and refers to the Murabitun, or Almoravid, people’s fortress. The mountain Zagora was already noted on early European maps, but the town was not founded until the […]

The High Atlas is the source of the Dadès River, which flows south through the Dadès Gorge before veering west between the Anti-Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges. After some time, it unites with the Ouarzazate River, which then flows into the Draa River. It’s easy to get to Dades Gorge from Tinerhir, which is […]