Zagora: a city in southern Moroccan oasis of the Sahara

Zagora: a city in southern Moroccan oasis of the Sahara 
The Dunes of Tinfo have long been referred to as the “Healing Dunes of the Sahara.” Travel to Morocco’s Sahara Desert and have a first hand experience within the sacred Dunes of Tinfo. Let your guide bury you in the Sahara Desert sand from head to toe. Being buried in sand dunes is known to assist in healing ofrheumatoid arthritis and to calm the spirit.

The Dunes of Tinfo reside within the town of Zagora, Morocco. Zagora is a Saharan desert town in the Southern Draa Valley. Travelers to Morocco and Moroccans for their healing qualities favor Zagora and the Dunes of Tinfo. The Zagora region and its Draa Valley boast 45+ qualities of dates. Zagora, Morocco and the Dunes of Tinfo also lay claim to some of the best Moroccan sunsets and Hollywood mountain scenery.

To reach Zagora it is best to start your Morocco vacation in the region of Ouarzazate, Morocco and then journey with a Travel Exploration driver in a 4×4 land cruiser for 2 hours through the Draa Valley or by pise (windy desert road). The road to Zagora by pise and through the Draa Valley will enable Moroccan travelers to discover the old Moroccan caravan routes where donkeys, camels and mules once transported sugar, tea, dates and other dry goods from the Sahara, through the Draa Valley to Ouarzazate and onto Marrakech, Morocco.

Zagora was originally called ‘Tazagourt’ the singular of plural ‘Tizigirt’, Berber for ‘twin peaks’, referring to the form of the mountain. In old European maps of Morocco the mountain Zagora is shown but the town is not since Zagora was built in the 20th century. On the top of the Zagora Mountain the remains of an Almoravid fortress can still be visited during your Morocco Sahara vacation. Each year the moussem (festival) of the Sufi saint moulay  Abd-el-Kader Jilali is celebrated at Zagora.

One of Zagora’s highlights is famous road sign to Timbuktu that reads “52 jours” – 52 days by camel to Timbuktu. The town has recently had a new “52 Days to Timbuktu “ sign painted and posted however the old one still remains.

In Zagora you can walk the palmaryand hamlet set amid lemon, almondand olive trees, and gardens of thevillage of Amazrou and also visit Zagora’s unique, beautifully glazed forest green pottery at the local cooperative in the desert town ofTamagroute. One of the most fascinating places is the Koranic library and the Spiritual Zaouia site. For those travelers who want more, Zagora lays claim to some of the most beautiful carpet shops where you can find traditional Berber Moroccan carpets, hand woven that are old at incredible prices.

When you travel to Morocco and camel trek in the Zagora’ Sahara you can also spend the night in a traditional biouvac, have dinner at sunset and then dine by the stars near the dunes or a Desert Oasis. A Sahara Camel Trek is a must when traveling to the Moroccan Desert. Come Travel to Morocco With Us.

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The cities of Zagora is a city in southern Morocco with a dry climate, palm trees is a natural asset of the city which makes similar an oasis in the desert
Zagora is a city in Morocco situated in Souss-Massa-Draa.

Population: 34 851 inhabitants.
The city of Saharan tourism has potential for excellence while both natural and cultural. It is distinguished by the diversity of its natural sites: the palm oasis dense, high forest of acacias, its huge and impressive desert dunes. Folklore and architecture are also amazing.
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Walili (Volubilis): a Moroccan town ancient Roman city.

Walili (Volubilis): a Moroccan town ancient Roman city.



Walili (Volubilus) is an ancient Roman town situated on the banks of Oued Khoumane river on the outskirts of Meknes (Morocco), A History of the monument north side of Fez is Morocco's leadership Mouley Idriss Ters beautiful city.

the name of the city Walili (Volubilis) the name of the smells of buckwheat, the city lived trade olive oil, it was built by the Roman quality of preservation of the mosaics and the exceptional preservation of the site led to the UNESCO World Heritage classify humanity.

Volubilis also referred to by Moroccans as Walili (Arabic) was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa called Mauretania Tingitana. The Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century B.C., became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine buildings. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the late fourth century AD and later reoccupied in the sixth century, under the Abbasids. Extensive remains survived and create now what is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Morocco. Volubilis was later briefly to become the capital of Idriss I, founder of the Idrisid dynasty, who is buried at the city nearby, Moulay Idriss. Moulay Idriss is a charming whitewashed town, scenically nestled in a fold of the Rif Mountains and considered the holiest town in Morocco and of all lands after Mecca.

Tiznit city

The Southern Star: Tiznit


Tiznit is one of the beautiful old towns in the south of Morocco, it is a typical Moroccan city, streets, bazaars, craft, Tiznit Province covers 8,200 km ² is bounded on the north by Chtouka Ait Baha, South By The Guelmim province, to the east by the province of Taroudant and Tata and west by the Atlantic Ocean.

The territory of Tiznit area is part of the Anti-Atlas which is the western part of the province of Tiznit covers many artistic landscapes tourist and craft namely: Mirleft, Aglou, Tafraout, Sidi Ifni, is the city of Tiznit jewelry Berber excellence by local artisans make wonders in their small workshops located interior walls of the city of Tiznit.
Tiznit is the starting point for the foundation of a dynasty, it was the case with the emergence of Almoravid from the Medersa El Ouaggaguia to Aglou; Foundation and a zaouia radiation, namely that of Sidi Ahmed or which the Sultan Moussa Saadi Abdellah El Ghalib visited; Dissent, the most notorious was headed by the grand son of Sheikh Sidi Ahmed Ou Moussa who wanted to establish the imara Semlalia Iligh abolished by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Rachid.
The history of Tiznit is also linked to the special importance which was granted by the Sultans Alawites. Sultan Moulay Hassan first visited twice in Tiznit, one in 1882 and another in 1886. The walls of the city of Tiznit were his work. The Province was also successively visited by the Sultan Moulay Youssef in 1926, His Majesty the late King Mohammed V, His Majesty the late King Hassan II in 1965, 1970, 1973 and 1985, His Majesty King Mohammed VI