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8 Antiatlas - Valley of the Ammeln - Oum Esnat

In wetern part of the Souss-Massa-Draâ district the mountains of the High Atlas adjoin the ones of the Anti Atlas. Geologically Africa, the african plate, begins here. These mountains are a little lower and smoother than in High Atlas but just as dry and poorly populated by Berber tribes on the eastern side. The more we reach the western parts - closer to the Atlantic Ocean - life comes back. Just some km north of Tafraout the valley of the Ammeln is an attraction for its ancient villages and long cultivated traditions. Especially the Ksars on top of villages and their aged wardens are scenic. They reveal how it was and still is to live and survive here.
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  • Woman seem to do the most of the field work. They have to as their husbands seek jobs far away in big cities. Berbers face severe life in this meager mountains.
  • Mountains of Souss-Massa-Draâ
  • Mountains of Souss-Massa-Draâ
  • Village Imi Ogchtim in the region Souss-Massa-Draâ
  • Blue is the colour in Imi Ogchtim
  • Blue is the colour in Imi Ogchtim
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim. On top of their villages they have built a Ksar or Ksour: A castle stronghold containing their goods and bountiful harvest. Each family has one locked chamber.
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim. On top of their villages they have built a Ksar or Ksour: A castle stronghold containing their goods and bountiful harvest. Each family has one locked chamber.
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim. On top of their villages they have built a Ksar or Ksour: A castle stronghold containing their goods and bountiful harvest. Each family has one locked chamber.
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim
  • Berbers of Imi Ogchtim
  • Mountain village
  • Blue is the colour
  • Mountains of Souss-Massa-Draâ
  • Woman seem to do the most of the field work. They have to as their husbands seek jobs far away in big cities. Berbers face severe life in this meager mountains.
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