Tamnougalt Explained

Official Name:Tamnougalt
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map:Morocco
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Lat D:30
Lat M:40
Lat S:47
Lat Ns:N
Long D:06
Long M:23
Long S:16
Long Ew:W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Name1:Drâa-Tafilalet
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Zagora Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1

Tamnougalt is a kasbah and date palm oasis in the Atlas Mountains, and located in the Draa River valley in Morocco, some 75 kilometers south of Ouarzazate. The village is close to Agdz and has a famous kasbah. The Jbel Kissane rises to the north dominating the landscape. It is the former capital of the Mezguita region and residence of former caïds. Its name means 'meeting point' in Tachelhit. Each year, in the first week of October the Moussem Ellama is held, a cultural and religious festival for all villages in the neighbourhood.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Edith Kohlbach, Reisehandbuch Marokko, Edith-Kohlbach-Reisebücher, 2006, p. 438