Atlas Gallery

Morocco - Ksour (= fortified villages) and kasbahs

Morocco - Ksour (= fortified villages) and kasbahs (= fortress) in the fertile Dades Gorge in the southern foothills of the High Atlas mountains. The blossom of the almond trees (Prunus dulcis) takes place end of January and beginning of February. Southern Morocco

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Argan Trees - and the succulent Euphorbia echinus

Argan Trees - and the succulent Euphorbia echinus, both very common plants of the Anti-Atlas mountains in southwest Morocco - Argan Trees prized for its nuts which produce oil rich in unsaturated fatty acids used in salads and cosmetics - the waste is fed to livestock (Argania spinosa )

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The now ruined and partly restored Tin Mal Mosque

The now ruined and partly restored Tin Mal Mosque in the High Atlas Mountains was built by Abd El Moumen around 1153-1154 and is strongly linked to the rise of the Almohad dynasty a Muslim Berber movement which conquered all Morocco and southern Spain

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