Monthly Archives: November 2011

Imilchil-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

Imilchil (Arabic: إملشيل‎) is a small town in central Morocco, in the Atlas Mountains with a population of about 1858.It is located at an elevation of 2119 m in the valley of Assif Melloul (“white river”). The area of Imilchil … Continue reading →

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Volubilis-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

In antiquity, Volubilis was an important Roman town situated near the westernmost border of Roman conquests. It was built on the site of a previous Carthaginian settlement from (at the latest) the third century BC, but that settlement overlies an … Continue reading →

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Jbel Toubkal Mountain-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

Jbel Toubkal is the highest mountain in the Haut Atlas (High Atlas) and N Africa til Ras Dashen in Ethiopia. Throughout the story of exploration by Europeans it must be remembered that some of the main summits of the Atlas, … Continue reading →

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Ouzoud Waterfalls-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

Ouzoud Waterfalls (French: Cascades d’Ouzoud) (110 m high) are located in the Grand Atlas village of Tanaghmeilt, in the province of Azilal, 150 km north-east of Marrakech, in Morocco. The falls are the most visited site in this region. The surrounding landscape … Continue reading →

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The Argan Tree-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

In Morocco arganeraie forests now cover some 8,280 km² and are designated as a UNESCO Biosphere reserve. Their area has shrunk by about half during the last 100 years, owing to charcoal-making, grazing, and increasingly intensive cultivation. The best hope for … Continue reading →

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Meknes-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

Some of the popular museums include American Legation (located in Tangier and celebrates the historic cultural and tactful relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and United States of America), Ameziane (a private museum and launched in May 2006 at Nador), … Continue reading →

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Aït Benhaddou-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

Located in the foothills on the southern slopes of the High Atlas in the Province of Ouarzazate, the site of Ait-Ben-Haddou is the most famous ksar in the Ounila Valley. The Ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou is a striking example of southern … Continue reading →

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The Koutoubia Mosque-Morocco

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

The name is derived from the Arabic al-Koutoubiyyin, meaning “librarian”, since it used to be surrounded by sellers of manuscripts. It is considered the ultimate structure of its kind. The tower is 69 m (221 ft) in height and has a lateral … Continue reading →

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Figuig – Ifiyey-Morocco

Posted on November 19, 2011 by admin

Figuig consists of seven different communities (Ighermawen in Amazigh): At-Wadday, At-Amar, At-Lamiz, At-Sliman, At-aNaj, At-Addi, Iznayen. A community territory is called an Agram (the word the Berber use to describe themselves in their tongue; plural Igramawan), usually made up of … Continue reading →

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Oued Laou Town-Morocco

Posted on November 19, 2011 by admin

Oued Laou (Arabic: واد لاو‎, Trans.: Wād Lāw) is a small town located in northern Morocco at the Mediterranean coast. The two main cities nearby are Tetouan at northwest and Chefchaouen at southwest. In 2004 the town had 8,383 inhabitants … Continue reading →

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