Great south of Morocco

Draa valley

It is formed by the union of the rivers Dades and Imin in the Haut Atlas , at the Massif de Tizi- N'Tichka east of Toubkal Massif and M'Goun , at elevations ranging from 3 000 to 4 000 m, until flowing into the ocean Atlantic Foum Draa north of the city of Tan-Tan and south of Guelmim .

It is the longest river system in Morocco; however, it is dry before joining the coast for most of the year but it becomes truly visible 50 km before its mouth.

Draa water is used to irrigate palm groves and various cultures.La Draa Valley is remarkable for its ksour and kasbah land (in adobe ) .The Draa River in the south and the rivers and wadi Souss Massa north are limits of the Souss -Massa- Draa .

Click to view the Draa valley treks


Tazarine

Tazarine is a small town located on the south of Morocco to the heart of an oasis in a wonderful palm grove.

Tazarine is located at the intersection of roads linking tourist towns in southern Morocco , possibly Ouarzazate , Zagora.

Ziz Valley

The Ziz River (Arabic: نهر زيز‎ nahr zīz) is a river in the south of Morocco and Algeria. It has its source in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco and flows 282 kilometers (175 mi) into the Sahara Desert in Algeria. Although water flow is intermittent along the Ziz riverbed, its watercourse has long been used to facilitate human transit through the mountainous region.

Cities along the Ziz river include Er Rachidia, Erfoud and Sijilmassa.There is a dam with hydroelectric generating capacity on the Ziz at the south face of the High Atlas Mountains.