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El Araich Destination Guide
Touring El Araich in Morocco
El Araich in the region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz is a city located in Morocco - some 238 mi or ( 383 km ) South-West of Rabat , the country's capital city .
Time in El Araich is now 11:30 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Casablanca " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaouia Cherif, Youssoufia, Tiout, Tigmijjou, and Tazzitount. Being here already, consider visiting Zaouia Cherif . 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 El Araich ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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How Argan Oil is Made in Morocco
www.TravelsWithSheila.com Ten percent of the argan oil production in the world comes from countries such as Algeria, Mexico, Israel and is endemic to Morocco. If you've never heard of Argan Oil before ..
The Beaches, Fort and Skala du Port - Essaouira, Morocco
www.TravelsWithSheila.com When the Atlantic tide goes out, the beaches of Essaouira are transformed into an extremely wide area and fill quickly with men and children who arrive carrying soccer goal p ..
Bench Marketing - Incentive Maroc 2010
Bench Marketing is organising on demand 2 different programs in Morocco. The first one is for November 2010: a group of 20 persons will visit Essaouira and the amazing landscapes along the Atlantic co ..
My Travel to Essaouira 2012
A small coastal town full of fishermen, painters, musicians, culture berberer, also known by the Gnaoua festival. A unique and special place, full of charm. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Essaouira
Mogador redirects here, for the hamlet in Surrey see Mogador, Surrey. Essaouira is a city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, on the Atlantic coast. Since the 16th century, the city has also been known by its Portuguese name of Mogador or Mogadore. The Berber name means the wall, a reference to the fortress walls that originally enclosed the city.
Located at 31.51 -9.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Gnaoua World Music Festival
The Gnaoua World Music Festival is a Gnawa music festival held annually in Essaouira, Morocco. The festival provides a platform for exchanges and a meeting point of music and dialogue between foreign artists and the mystical Gnaoua musicians. In this melting-pot of musical fusion, the Gnaoua masters invite players of jazz, pop, rock and contemporary World music to explore new avenues.
Located at 31.51 -9.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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 10 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 10 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 11 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.