ZAGORA

In the south-east of the kingdom of Morocco, on the middle course of Draâ, is located in the province of Zagora. It covers an area of ​​23,000 km². Zagroa is located at 170Km more south of the city Ouarzazate. With its strategic position, Zagora is the main city before the great Moroccan desert.

The name Zagora comes from the Berber Tazagourt, whose plural, Tizougar, designates the two neighboring summits called in Arabic Jebelain. From this rocky peak, you have a beautiful view of the Draa Valley.

Geography and climate of the city of Zagora :

Map - Zagora



The Zagora zone is crossed by the Jbel Bani, an Ordovician chain which forms the western boundary of the Tazarine basin and bypasses the Tamegroute area towards Foum-Zguid. The valley of the Middle Draa stretches over 26,000 hectares, a strange oasis of strange greenery in this pre-Saharan environment. Its cultivation depends largely on the input of water from the outside. The other topographic compartments; Mountains, plains and desert plateaus, are exploited for pastoral purposes by sedentary and nomadic herds. The climate framework is globally part of the Saharan bio-climatic stage.

To visit : 

Zagora stretches along a vast palm grove, offering many excursions to the surrounding area, including the discovery of ksur and kasbahs scattered around the palm grove.

Ksar of Amezrou :

At the foot of Zagora mountain, about 3 kilometers south-east of the city of the same name, the ksar of Amezrou is worth a little detour. This traditional fortified village dates from the 18th century and is very well preserved. It is still inhabited and can be visited very easily. It is enough to enter by one of the gates of two main bastions: to the north and to the south of the village. During your visit, enter the small synagogue of Amezrou and get interested in the silver craft - the specialty of the ksar.

Ksar of Tissergate : 

A few kilometers north of Zagora, this village of ancient Kasbahs with rammed walls is covered with narrow and covered alleys to preserve the passers-by from the onslaught of the sun. It is home to the Museum of Arts and Traditions in the Drâa valley and opens out into the palm grove.

Ksar of Tinezouline :

31 km north of Zagora, in the direction of Ouarzazate, the ksar of Tinezouline dominates the road and the palm grove on the right. At the entrance of the village, a vast enclosure hosts an animated and colorful souk every Monday. A small track leads to rock carvings 7 km from the ksar.

Tamegroute Village :

At 18Km from Zagora, a former highlight of the zaouia Nassiria, well known for its Koranic library, which contains very valuable manuscripts and its artisanal pottery factory, with green as a color specific to its basic works of clays and To his pottery.

Tinfou Dunes : 

26 km south of Zagora, these little dunes give visitors a little insight into what awaits them a little further south, in the great Moroccan desert that it is in Merzouga with its famous dunes of Erg Chebbi, or Mhamid el Ghizlane with the huge dunes of Chegaga.

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