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The palm-grove, 30 kilometers long and full of small Ksour and Kasbahs, extends at both sides of the town. Walks, biking, donkey, camel or off-road circuits are offered for tourists, who discover a community organization, in terms of work in the fields and water distribution.

Visiting Tinghir or Tineghir

In the city of Tinghir you can visit the souks, the old Ksar and several old Kasbahs. All around, the green orchards and the mosque Ikelane are places not to miss. A little further on, the gorges, the vast palm grove, pottery of El Hart n'Iaamine and many ksour justify a day of stay. And further, in Ksar El Khorbat, the Oasis Museum is the ideal place to understand...

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History of Tinghir or Tineghir

From the kingdom of Todra that preceded Sijilmassa in the 8th century until the recent creation of the Province of Tineghir or Tinghir, a long and eventful history reminds us of the importance of this town at the foot of the High Atlas and at the crossroads of ancient caravan routes...

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Architecture in Todra valley

The traditional architecture of the Todra valley was all of unbaked clay and based on the principle of fortification. The main architectural features were the Kasbah and the Ksar, but there were also shrines and isolated watchtowers. Building systems were the pisé and the adobe. Today, new buildings are built with concrete and follow...

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Todra Gorge: a paradise for climbers

With the opening of the classic way of the West Pillar in 1977 by a group of French climbers began developing this sport in the Todra Gorge. Three decades later, the number of channels exceeds three hundred and activity...

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The palm-grove of Todra

From Todra Gorges to Tinghir and still twenty kilometers further east, the Oued Todra winds between hills and desert plains and watered with water from the High Atlas a narrow valley that converts into a heavenly orchard, full of palm trees...

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The Ksar Tinghir or "Jewish Quarter"

Due to its location between the plains and mountains, its size (300 homes) and his craft and shopping activity, the Ksar Tinghir was for centuries the most important of Todra valley. It was the only one with 6 doors and included a Jewish neighborhood of 70 families with which one arrive confuse at times the whole...

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The souk of Tinghir or Tineghir

The weekly souk of Tinghir is one of the largest in southern Morocco by its movement and variety of products they offer. It retains a traditional look pretty, with a large number of activities specific of the area and practiced for centuries, as the sale of grain, dates, olives and local crafts, and also of livestock in an...

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The mosque Ikelane

Near Tinghir or Tineghir, the mosque and madrasah Ikelane is one of must interesting monuments at southern Morocco by its history and unique architecture. It is in the Ksar Afanour and was partially rebuilt in 2007 by the Association Afanour of Development, which hopes to continue its restoration...

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The pottery of El Hart n'Iaamine

El Hart n'Iaamine, also named El Hart n'Imziouen or El Hart n'Harratine, is a large village located 15 km east of Tinghir or Tineghir, on the left bank of the Oued Todra. It is known by the craft of some of its inhabitants...

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The Kasbah of El Glaoui in Tinghir or Tineghir

Perched on the hill Ighir n'Mehalt, near Ksar Tasga and not far from Ksar Tinghir or Tineghir, the Kasbah of El Glaoui monitors the city and the palm-grove of Todra and is a symbol of a quite recent...

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The Kasbah of Sheikh Bassou in Tinghir or Tineghir

The kasbah built in 1944 by Sheikh Bassou Ou Ali, leader of Aït Barra in Tineghir or Tinghir, is the only one in the Todra valley that has been restored thanks to a new tourist use...

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Trekking around Tinghir or Tineghir

Located between the chains of High Atlas and Jebel Saghro, Tinghir offers many opportunities for trekking: from simple walks of a half-day to crossings of a week or...

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Tracks 4WD in the region of Tinghir or Tineghir

Although most of the old tracks of the area have been paved in last years, around Tinghir are still some very interesting options for lovers of 4WD. The two best examples are, without doubt, the classical circuit between the Todra and Dadès gorges and crossing the Jebel Saghro by the...

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The circuit from Todra gorge to Gheris Gorge

Recently paved, the road connecting the Todra Gorge to the Gheris Gorge by the High Atlas offers visitors magnificent mountain scenery, interesting soil villages with its Kasbahs, several impressive canyons and contact with a nice population that...

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Charles de Foucauld in Tinghir in 1884

Viscount Charles de Foucauld was the first traveler who described in detail the Todra Valley, where he arrived disguised as a Jew and where he stayed between 25 and 29 April 1884. Coming from the Dadès, he went first to...

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The name of Tinghir

Often transcribed to the Latin alphabet as Tinerhir, sometimes as Tineghir, Tinehir or also Tinergir, the name Tinghir is clearly Berber and seems composed by words...

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Tribus of Todra valley

The Moussem of El Hart n'Igourramen

Gastronomy of Todra

Geology of the Todra region

Jewelery in Tinghir

Birds of Todra Valley