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Tinerhir

(Arabic: تنغير, Berber: ⵜⵉⵏⵖⵉⵔ) – Desert oasis and access point to the stunning High Atlas

163km

31.5167-5.5333

Ouarzazate

place in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

169km

30.9167-6.9167

Merzouga

(Arabic: مرزوقة, Berber: ⵎⴰⵔⵣⵓⴳⴰ) and M'Hamid (Arabic: محاميد الغزلان, Berber: ⵜⴰⵔⴰⴳⴰⵍⵜ) – From either of these two settlements at the edge of the Sahara, ride a camel or 4x4 into the desert for a night (or a week) among the dunes and under the stars

226km

31.09917-4.01167
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Erg Chigaga

Moroccan erg

58km

29.8278-6.25
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M'Hamid

Morocco
Someday we will visit M'Hamid or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

M'Hamid

M'Hamid is a small village in Zagora region of Morocco, 98 km after Zagora, one of the two places in Morocco where Sahara begins (another is Merzouga).

Little is known about the early history of the place because of the lack of written records. The spacious palm oases, however, make an early settlement support (about 3000 BC) likely. Due to the growth of the desert, the settlement is threatened since the 2nd half of the 20th century by siltation, and the population is declining steadily. Until the end of the 1980s a special permit was required to enter the area because it is close to the strategically important border with Algeria. Even today, many soldiers stationed in the area of Mhamid.

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