Ouzoud Falls
Ouzoud Waterfalls (French: Cascades d'Ouzoud) (110 m high) are located in the Grand Atlas village of Tanaghmeilt, in the province of Azilal, 150 km north-east of Marrakech, in Morocco.
It is the most visited site of the region. In the vicinity, Green valleys, mills, orchards and a superb circuit of the gorges of the El Abid River (in Arabic, "Slaves' River" ), are found.
Ouzoud is the Berber word for "olive", referring to the nearby olive trees.
The bottom of the falls is accessible through a shaded path of olive trees. At the summit of the falls, there exist a dozen of old small mills that are still in use. In the twilight, one can observe whole troops of monkeys. One can also follow a narrow and difficult track leading to the road of Beni Mellal while descending the gorges from the "wadi el-Abid" by a canyon sometimes which one does not distinguish the bottom with nearly 600 meters.
Many local and national associations lead projects to protect and preserve the site.
Ouzoud is een Marokkaans dorp op ongeveer 120 kilometer ten zuiden van Beni Mellal en 150 kilometer ten noordoosten van de stad Marrakesh in het Atlasgebergte. Ouzoud is vernoemd naar de bekendste watervallen van Marokko. De Fransen noemen deze watervallen Cascades d'Ouzoud. De watervallen zijn ongeveer 110 meter hoog.
In Ouzoud zijn verschillende campings te vinden, maar Ouzoud wordt vooral door dagjesmensen aangedaan, vandaar dat bij de watervallen verschillende eetgelegenheden gevestigd zijn. De watervallen zijn vooral in de lente spectaculair, als de waterhoeveelheid nog groot is door het smeltwater uit de bergen.
Ouzoud Falls
Ouzoud Waterfalls (French: Cascades d'Ouzoud) (110 m high) are located in the Grand Atlas village of Tanaghmeilt, in the province of Azilal, 150 km north-east of Marrakech, in Morocco.
It is the most visited site of the region. In the vicinity, Green valleys, mills, orchards and a superb circuit of the gorges of the El Abid River (in Arabic, "Slaves' River" ), are found.
Ouzoud is the Berber word for "olive", referring to the nearby olive trees.
The bottom of the falls is accessible through a shaded path of olive trees. At the summit of the falls, there exist a dozen of old small mills that are still in use. In the twilight, one can observe whole troops of monkeys. One can also follow a narrow and difficult track leading to the road of Beni Mellal while descending the gorges from the "wadi el-Abid" by a canyon sometimes which one does not distinguish the bottom with nearly 600 meters.
Many local and national associations lead projects to protect and preserve the site.
Ouzoud is een Marokkaans dorp op ongeveer 120 kilometer ten zuiden van Beni Mellal en 150 kilometer ten noordoosten van de stad Marrakesh in het Atlasgebergte. Ouzoud is vernoemd naar de bekendste watervallen van Marokko. De Fransen noemen deze watervallen Cascades d'Ouzoud. De watervallen zijn ongeveer 110 meter hoog.
In Ouzoud zijn verschillende campings te vinden, maar Ouzoud wordt vooral door dagjesmensen aangedaan, vandaar dat bij de watervallen verschillende eetgelegenheden gevestigd zijn. De watervallen zijn vooral in de lente spectaculair, als de waterhoeveelheid nog groot is door het smeltwater uit de bergen.