Boumaine du Dades and Quarzazate
Boumaine du Dades market place
truck in Boumaine loaded with propane canisters
used for cooking
road from Boumaine to Quarzazate
Quarzazate
Ouarzazate (Arabic, ورزازات, Warzāzāt) (called The door of the desert), is a city in southern Morocco.
Its name comes from a Berber phrase meaning "without noise" or "without confusion". It is also featured by its closeness to Atlas Mountains and Draa Valley.
new construction in Berber style
watering the newly planted trees
sidewalk pattern
desert travel outfitter
join the caravan
or go motorized
Once in its history, Ouarzazate had been a small crossing point for African traders seeking to reach northern cities in Morocco and Europe. During the French period, Ouarzazate expanded considerably as a garrison town, administrative centre, and customs post. It is home to the casbah of Taourirt, (the casbah of the former caïd and later the possession of T'hami El Glaoui). The Krupps field gun which secured Glaoui power is outside.
children in their school
Kasbah walls
Photos of the Kasbah of Taourirt
poster for travel to Morocco
Atlas Film studios
At present, it hosts one of the largest movie studios in the world, Atlas Studios. Several historical movies were shot on those studios (e.g. Astérix et Cléopâtre, Lawrence of Arabia, The Man Who Would Be King, Cleopatra, Kundun, Gladiator and lately Alexander, Kingdom of Heaven and Babel). It was also the location of the November 26, 2006 episode of the television series The Amazing Race.
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