Agdz Explained

Agdz should not be confused with Agadez.

Official Name:Agdz / Agdez
Other Name:ⴰⴳⴷⵣ / أگدز
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morocco
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Drâa-Tafilalet
Unit Pref:Imperial
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Coordinates:30.6978°N -6.4497°W

Agdz, also spelled Agdez (Berber languages: ⴰⴳⴷⵣ, Arabic: أگدز) is a Moroccan town in the Drâa-Tafilalet region, in the Atlas Mountains with a population of about 10,000. It is located at around 30.6978°N -6.4497°W. Agdz lies at the feet of Djebel Kissane and along the shores of the Draa River.

Geography

Agdz is located about 65 kilometers south of Ouarzazate, 92 kilometers north of Zagora. Agdz, which means "resting place," is located along the old caravan route linking Marrakech to Timbuktu, and played an important role in the exchange of goods across the Sahara.

In geographic terms, the most predominant feature of Agdz is Jebel Kissane which is in the middle of the Draa Valley to the east of Agdz. Kissane means "glasses" in Arabic and the jebel is so named because it looks like glasses of tea behind a tea pot.

History

The years of 1970 and 1980 were hard on the agricultural sector due to droughts.

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