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behind a beautiful pregnant crenellated ochre-coloured pink, Tiznit a cache Medina, a Jewish and an méchouar who deserve a visit. The city is also famous for its handicrafts, especially Berber jewellery and weapons finely engineered.
A young merchant town. Tiznit was founded in 1882, during the reign of Moulay el Hassan (1873-1894), during an expedition launched by the central government for the submission of underdevelopment and neighbouring regions of the Anti - Atlas. It soon became a center of trade with the West, where the influx of products from the region. In 1912, claiming El Hiba had himself proclaimed sultan and recognized as such in any underdevelopment, managed to rally to his cause many "blue man" like him from Mauritania. He also wore their clothing, which earned him to be called the "sultan blue."

Visiting Tiznit.

Duration: count one to two hours to walk through the city, particularly animated the souk on Thursday.

Coming from Agadir on entering the port Bab Oulad Jarrar. After a bridge and place of Pacha, obliquer to the left along the street's Hospital méchouar reach the true heart of the city. Its vast polygon side shops protected by striped awnings serves as both a terminal, bus station and location for the market very lively Thursday.

On leaving the square to the bottom, left and following the streets that line the walls, you win the souk of jewelers whose stalls are arranged around a small rectangular square. You can find silver jewelry Berber sometimes original, but always worked in a fairly rough. The weapons inlays, another specialty of Tiznit, are more finely engineered and even sometimes decorated with silver filigree. In seeking bine, you may be lucky enough to discover some old fibules or heavy bracelets.

In place of Pacha, win Bab el Khémis passing the great mosque, whose minaret is strangely overcome perch. They are placed there to say that the souls of the dead can not rest.

A little farther on the left is the source blue Lalla Tiznit. It is actually a simple cement basin that has no interest other than his legend: a sinner converted would have withdrawn close to this source, location of the current Tiznit, allegedly founded a city now disappeared.

Continue beyond this source through the streets Igui n Tfliouine and N dou tourgua to bulwark that we attient in Bab Targua. By amount and going west to the next gate, Bab el Khémis, nice view on the palm and olive groves.

Surroundings of Tiznit.

Sidi Moussa d'Aglou (17 Km north-west by a good asphalt road). This is the beach of Tiznit, very attractive because of the high heat that reigns in this city in summer. At the end of this beautiful beach, on the right you will see in the cliff, troglodyte dwellings occupied by sinners (the fun souk donkeys and camels Tuesday).

Features still in the region:

Agadir (91 Km north); Goulimime (108 Km south-west); Tafraoute (107 Km east); Sidi Ifni (75 Km south west).

At the start of Tiznit.

1 - Tiznit to Tafraoute (107 km by road 7074, but surfaced close)

Km 20.5: Assaka or Blagh left on asif Tazeroualt. After crossing an arid steppe surélevant is a soft ripples, we reached the first foothills of the Anti Atlas. It undertakes then planted in a gorge of arganiers, where s'ébattent small squirrels.

40 Km: on the right road for zaouia Sidi Ahmed (11km) or Moussa.

From there a track leads to Iligh (4km), the ancient capital partially abandoned District Tazeroualt. From the XVI XIX, Tazeroualt was governed by marabouts idrisides, descendants of the holy man or Sidi Ahmed Moussa (died 1563). His son, Sidi Bou Ali Dmia, both warrior and marabout, put build a stronghold independent of central authority. it is no more of this former residence of a few marabouts based koubbas where the founders of this small dynasty.

Km 57.5: Col du Kerdous. Possible stop at the hotel located on a pad that bypasses the road, and from its terrace offers a magnificent view.

60 Km: on the right track for Ifrane of the Anti-Atlas.

Km 67.5: Tizourhan beyond which you leave the plateau by engaging in a gorge where many almond trees grow.

98 Km: Arba n Tafraout; market Ammelns on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, décourvre a superb view of a green throat, very narrow and lined with massive rock forms curious.

102 Km: Affella Wadag, village houses decorated, nearly one Agadir.

109 Km: Tafraoute.

2 - Tiznit Goulimine by Sidi Ifni (131 Km by roads 7064.7109 and 7129).

Quit Tiznit to the west toward Mighleft.

26 Km: leave it on the left Souk el Arba du Sahel, on the banks of the asif n Tiouinite which will descend on the valley.

35 Km: one reaches the Atlantic coast to Gouzizim, established in adessus viewpoint of the ocean. The road winding up Sidi Ifni along a coastline embellished by the fall of the last foothills of the Anti Atlas in the sea

44 Km: borj of Mighleft, on the left above a small town run by souks.

47 Km: crossing the wadi Salogmad Near its mouth, marabout Sidi Mohammed.

Km 75: Sidi Ifni.

Beyond Sidi Ifni, we can continue on a track cotière winning Assaka wadi, or wadi Noun, near its mouth. Following the gorges of the wadi, it reaches the village of Tiséguenane, then Goulimine.

95 km: Souk el Arba on Mesti (souk on Wednesday). Continuing to travres this arid mountain forms alanguies, we come finally to a large stony plain.

131 Km: Goulimine. From there you can return Tiznit by the direct route which passes through Bou Izakarn (108 km).