tourism☆marocain - MOULAY-BOUSSELHAM

Hundreds of birds fly above the boats, fishermen who found refuge in the shade of marabouts. The ocean struck the beach where the dunes surrounding the estuary of the Merga. Cows graze on the soft grass bordering the lagoon. Moulay Bousselham is one of the most endearing of the coast.

Moulay Bousselham derives its name from the patron saint (important annual pilgrimage, during the summer). According to popular belief, Moulay Bouselham, 1 'bathrobe man', is Egyptian Abu Said, soufiste pantheistic come to Morocco to the beginning of the century X II was buried in 951 between the coast and lagoon, on 'presumed location of the ancient Phoenician city of Mulelacha.

In a nearby cave to find the graves of Joseph, son of Aristotle, and Bou el Kornïen, "the man with two horns", in which the folk tradition would be a nickname of Alexander the Great.

-- The village has resulted in some pretty secondary residences built on a promontory, and a dozen restaurants lined up along the main street. Very nice view of the lagoon.

-- Based on the square, a path winds on the left between marabouts and leads to a little port. a score of boats docked there on the beach to the fishermen sell their fish directly on the sand in the shade of a few umbrellas.

-- On the outskirts of the village (500 my right hand on a runway), a natural basin located near the outlet of the Merrja stretches at the foot of the hill Bousselham. Reported in antiquity by Pliny the Elder, this includes the homeless remnants of a warehouse surrounded by a Muslim forum espousing the contours of the summit of the spur which dominates the pass to the north. Built in the IXth time Idrissides is the twelfth century, it served probably install the port city of Basra.

-- The Merja Zerga, located between the Rif and Meseta, belongs to the basin of Gharb. This vast lagoon around 7 000 ha, set up to half of mudflats, is with the wadi Massa south of Agadir a major ornithological sites Morocco. In winter, it is home to the largest concentration of birds migratoirs the country, hosting colony flamingos, herons, spoonbills, coots, geese ash. Duck siffleurs, tadornes of Belon. You can also see black kites and very rare Slender-billed Curlew. Attention, bathing them dangerous.

Environs of Moulay Bousselham

Lalla Mimouna (26 Km East by S216A and S216). The village is located near the koubba of Lallat mimouna who was said to be the companion of Moulay Bousselham. The pilgrims are going to meet the sheikh of the saint.

Features still in the region.

Kenitra (89 Km South)

Ksar el Kebir (50 Km East)

Larache (50 Km North-East)