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Tafraout .. A Moroccan destination for lovers of tranquility, landscapes and health food,

Tafraoute is located about 130 km south of Agadir via Ait Baha, about 100 km east of Tiznit , where there are a number of Amazigh (Berber)...

Tafraoute is located about 130 km south of Agadir via Ait Baha, about 100 km east of Tiznit, where there are a number of Amazigh (Berber) tribes, the largest of which is the Amlene tribe distributed among 33 villages, Tasirrit and Amanuz.




It is a small tourist town characterized by traditional architectural style, is the capital of the small Atlas Mountains, and luxuriant almond trees all over its territory, which gives these areas a beauty in the spring.

If you crave a cup of mint tea with almonds, or bread with argan oil, the destination will definitely be the Moroccan city of Tafraoute. If you are looking for nature and total tranquility, the villages of Tafraoute can provide this. Tafraout lies on the edge of the anti-Atlas Mountains. According to the researchers, this quiet and valiant city means: the water division that passes water to the other banks or the low where the water is collected.




History of the region


History researchers say that Tafraoute was found before the history and is still until now the effects of primitive man in the area of ​​Tazka known as rock soles, most notably drawing Ghazala. The last city entered by the French in 1934 for two reasons, the first resistance of its inhabitants, and then the difficulty of the paths and the rugged surrounding mountains. To enjoy the Tafraoute and its surroundings, the tourist offers tours through four-wheel-drive cars or on bicycles, and there are tourists who prefer to ride the animals to live the atmosphere of the villagers, and although the region suffers from droughts from time to time, Ait Mansour Oasis, a half hour drive from Tavraut Is a divine miracle, the water is dehydrated and the valleys do not break down throughout the year, although other areas nearby are suffering from drought.




Semi-uniform dress


Once you reach Tafraoute until you see how to dress the population, and the language they speak. In Tafraoute, there is no talk except in Amazigh. Arabic is rarely spooken there. Many of the people of the region use the summer vacation to take their children to the villages of Tafraout, because they see it as an irreplaceable opportunity to improve Amazigh language for their children.




The dress in Tafraoute is almost uniform. Women require tradition and custom to wear the so-called "Tamlehfet", a one-piece garment about five meters long in black or dark blue, while the white is worn by the bride or the girls of dance teams. "Women are always covered in the face of strangers through the status of the so-called" haganboor ", and to distinguish between women Amazigh married and single, it is customary for married women to wear a piece of black and red dress on their heads, called tasmas-o-tashaddat, a sign that they are in the infirmity of a man.

The men of Tafraout, in turn, wear clothes that are called "Foquiya" or "tadraa". They are found in different colors. For men, especially in the villages of Tafraoute. Men wear shoes called "Riquab", often yellow, but the children of third and fourth generation immigrants prefer colors and shapes that were not in the past.






A city surrounded by mountains

Tafraout is the most beautiful natural area in Morocco. It is located at an altitude of about 1200 meters in a region made of pink granite stones, which constitute the most beautiful landscapes, especially the sunset.

The city is surrounded by a series of mountains of pink color and is dominated by mountains from all four sides, formed by the erosion factors, their forms remain strange and wonderful, and Tafraoute features mountainous tourism, where dozens of tourists come to climb its various mountains.





The Best Guest Houses in Tafraoute, Morocco


if you want to visit this famous region you can find many of guest houses where you can stay, i prpose you this following guest houses, that you can find in booking.com too:

Elmalara

Maison Tigmi Ozro
Azur Tafraout
Maison d'Hôtes Afoulki
DAR AMGHAR









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