Photos from Morocco
المملكة المغربية




Photos from a 3 weeks trip in 2003


"ah the bretons, the berbers of France !
Welcome to Morocco! "


The full Arabic name al-Mamlaka al-Maġribiyya (المملكة المغربية) translates to 'The Western Kingdom'. The name 'Morocco' originates from the former Almoravid and Almohad capital, Marrakesh, which in Amazigh Berber language means 'Land of God'.


FES

Fes medina

View of (most) of the medina, which is so large, it's a maze !


MERZOUGA

merzouga dunes sahara

Dunes of the Sahara at sunrise (more deserts photos)


TODRA (GORGES)

todra gorges palm trees

The gorges of Todra

todra gorges cliffs


DADES

dades kasbah ait charbi

Kasbah in the Dadès valley (Ait Charbi)

 

boulmane dades souk market

Market in the town of Boulmane du Dadès


AGDZ

Camping-Caravane Targui (excellent !!!)

agdz camping music

Berber music in the evening
(more photos by night, autres photos de nuit)

 

agdz camping tents

View of the camping amongst the palm trees


AIT-BENHADDOU

ait benhaddou kasbah

Kasbah


TIZI N'TICHKA

atlas village tizi n'tichka

Small mountain village in the High Atlas along the road to the pass Tizi N'Tichka
(between Ouarzazate and Marrakesh)


MARRAKESH

Djemaa el-Fna

Chaabi Music

Chaabi music (recording thanks to Daniel Keidar)

Evening on the main square Djemaa el-Fna (musicians, story tellers, food stalls, crowd of people...)
(more panoramic photos and more photos by night)

 

marrakesh medersa ali ben yousseff

Medersa Ali ben Yousseff (see a painting)

marrakesh palace la bahia

Palace 'La Bahia'


ESSAOUIRA

essaouira walls

The wonderful walled city of Essaouira

 

essaouira city walls

Essaouira : walls and white houses

 

essaouira beach

Just south of Essaouira, along the long beach


EL-JADIDA

el-jadida

Portuguese-built citern

el-jadida

City walls and diving point for the locals


CASABLANCA

mosque hassan II

Doors of the Hassan II mosque


MEKNES

bab el-khemis

Bab el-Khemis (one of the city gate)

 

meknes

Minaret of the great mosque seenfrom the roof of the Medersa Bou Inania


VOLUBILIS (near Meknès)

volubilis

Roman ruins


CHEFCHAOUEN (CHAOUEN / XAOUEN)

chefchaouen street

Street in the medina

 

chefchaouen gardens

Kasbah: gardens

 

chaouen

Chefchaouen

 


Colours of Moroccan cities

marrakesh street chefchaouen street

 meknes street
Chefchaouen (blue)

Marrakesh (red)

Meknès (ocre)

 


Doors

door chefchaouen doorway chefchaouen
Chefchaouen Chefchaouen
door marrakesh door essaouira
Marrakesh
 
Essaouira
(mellah, old jewish part of town)
 
 

 


 

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