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Touring Al Ghar in Morocco
Al Ghar in the region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is located in Morocco - some 245 mi or ( 394 km ) South-West of Rabat , the country's capital city .
Time in Al Ghar is now 02:11 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Casablanca " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Youssoufia, Tisrharine, Tiout, Taroudant, and Tagant. Being here already, consider visiting Youssoufia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Al Ghar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Maâlem All Stars @ Essaouira Gnaoua World Music Festival 2012
Concert de clôture du festival, ici avec Maâlem Omar Hayat sur le devant de la scène ..
MAALLEM ABDELLAH GANIA EL BANIA GNAWA MUSIC FROM ESSAOUIRA MOROCCO
A great night with Maallem Abdellah Gania at Zawiat Sidna Bilal in Essaouira city during Gnawa Music Festival recorded and edited by Aziz Marchoud aka Mejdoub. ..
Marocco & Western Sahara: Marrakech e Essaouira - Parte 1/17
Siamo partiti da Napoli con il treno, diretti a Roma. Dormiamo nell'aeroporto di Ciampino per poi giungere a Marrakech. Da li proseguiamo direttamente verso Essaouira. Abbiamo visitato il porto, il me ..
Gettin' Lost: Essaouira
Our journey in the kingdom of Morocco continues! Essaouira is quite small but symphatetic little town on the east coast just above Agadir. It's known for extensive culture life which is covered in thi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Oued Ksob
Oued Ksob is a river in western Morocco that discharges to the Atlantic Ocean on a broad beach slightly south of the city of Essaouira and slightly north of the village of Diabat. The mouth of the river along with the nearby Iles Purpuraires is known for sighting of the rare species Eleonora's Falcon. (Internet Bird Collection, 2007) To the south of the Ksob mouth is a ruined watchtower known as the Bordj El Berod. (Hogan, 2007)
Located at 31.47 -9.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Diabat
Diabat is a village in western Morocco near the coast of the Atlantic Ocean about five kilometres south of the city of Essaouira. (Ellingham, 2007) The Bordj El Berod is a ruined watchtower located somewhat south of the mouth of Oued Ksob (Hogan, 2007) near about one kilometre west of Diabat.
Located at 31.48 -9.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Mogador island
Mogador island is the main island of the Iles Purpuraires in front of Essaouira. It is about 3 kilometers long and 1.5 kilometers wide, and lies about 1.5 kilometers from the opposite beach of Essaouira. The Carthaginian navigator Hanno visited and established a trading post there in the area in the 5th century BCE, and Phoenician artifacts have been found on the island.
Located at 31.50 -9.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Iles Purpuraires
Iles Purpuraires are a set of small islands off the western coast of Morocco at the bay located at Essaouira. These islands were settled in antiquity by the Phoenicians, chiefly to exploit certain marine resources and as a promontory fort. (Hogan, 2007) Roman occupation of western Morocco beginning in the 2nd century BC continued the use of the islets, principally for manufacture of a royal blue dye from certain marine organisms.
Located at 31.50 -9.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Mogador Airport
Mogador Airport is an airport serving Essaouira (formerly known as Mogador), a city in the Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz region in Morocco.
Located at 31.40 -9.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.