High Atlas

The High Atlas is a region in covering the mountain range and surrounding destinations such as . It's a regular destination for mountain hikers, ski enthusiasts, or travellers interested in the indigenous Berber culture found throughout its many peaks and valleys.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Marrakech and Aït-Benhaddou.

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, also spelt Marrakesh, is one of the imperial cities of . is the main tourist destination in Morocco. The city is divided into two parts: the Medina, the historical city, and the new European modern district called Gueliz or Ville Nouvelle.

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is a ksar of earthen buildings in , on the Ounila River at the southern foot of the High Atlas.

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is the capital of Province in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region of . With a population of almost 200,000 in 2014, owes its growth to the phosphate deposits nearby.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Ouzoud Falls and Tinerhir.

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is the collective name for several waterfalls in the province of in . The waterfalls empty into the El-Abid River's gorge. A popular tourism destination, they are located 36 kilometres from the town of and 150 kilometres from .

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Tinghir is a city in the region of , south of the High Atlas and north of Saghro. It is the capital of . Lush palm trees cover about 38 km on tracts 500 to 1500 metre wide along the Wadi Todgha.

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is a national park in the High Atlas region of . It's best known for Jbel Toubkal, the continent's highest mountain outside East Central Africa.

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Ourika River is a river in , at. It rises in the High Atlas and flows through the , 30 km from .

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is a small town in approximately 55 kilometers south of . It lies at the foot of the High Atlas mountain range. Its population consists mainly of Berbers of Chleuh origin who speak the Tashelhiyt dialect.

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is a small town in the foothills of the mountains in . It is about an hour's drive from .

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is a ski resort in the High Atlas. It is one of the few places in where skiing is possible, and it also boasts the highest ski lift in Africa.

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is a small village in the high of . It is 1,800 metres above sea level. A portrait of and the problems and prospects of Morocco's mountain populations appeared in 1984 in the book by James A.

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is a small village in the Ourika Valley in . The old original Berber village has now been completely centered around tourism with the seven falls being the main attraction.

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is a small town and rural commune in of the Tadla-Azilal region of . At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 10,435 people living in 1,554 households.

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is a small town and rural commune in , , . At the time of the 2014 census, the commune had a total population of 14,963 people living in 2194 households.

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is a small village high up in the of . It is the highest settlement in the Rhirhaia valley, about 2.5 miles further up than Ikkiss.

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is a small village in the High Atlas mountains of , in the Rhirhaia valley. It's just over 2000 m above sea level and has a population of about 600 people. There is a small school for the children from the surrounding villages and a local mosque.

is a village in the mountainous High Atlas region around in .

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The is a rocky desert landscape located about 30 kilometers south of , . Often called the "Marrakech Desert," it offers a harsh, beautiful landscape of stone dunes and white hills with the snow-capped High Atlas mountains in the background.
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High Atlas

Latitude of center
31.06° or 31° 3′ 36″ north
Longitude of center
-7.9° or 7° 54′ west
Elevation
2,151 metres (7,057 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5073374822
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Geo­Names ID
2547766
Wiki­data ID
Q584279
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“High Atlas” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Groot-Atlas”
  • Arabic: “الأطلس الكبير”
  • Arabic: “الاطلس الكبير”
  • Arabic: “جبال الأطلس الكبير”
  • Basque: “Atlas Garaia”
  • Belarusian: “Высокі Атлас”
  • Belarusian: “Высокі Атляс”
  • Bengali: “উচ্চ আটলাস”
  • Bulgarian: “Висок Атлас”
  • Catalan: “Alt Atles”
  • Cebuano: “Haut Atlas”
  • Chinese: “大阿特拉斯山”
  • Chinese: “大阿特拉斯山脈”
  • Czech: “Vysoký Atlas”
  • Danish: “Høje Atlas”
  • Dutch: “Hoge Atlas”
  • Esperanto: “Alta Atlaso”
  • Estonian: “Kõrg-Atlas”
  • French: “Haut Atlas”
  • French: “Haut-Atlas”
  • Georgian: “მაღალი ატლასი”
  • German: “Hoher Atlas”
  • Greek: “Υψηλός Άτλας”
  • Hebrew: “אזור הרי האטלס הצפוני”
  • Hungarian: “Magas-Atlasz”
  • Indonesian: “Atlas Tinggi”
  • Italian: “Alto Atlante”
  • Japanese: “オートアトラス山脈”
  • Japanese: “ハイ・アトラス山脈”
  • Japanese: “高アトラス”
  • Japanese: “高アトラス山脈”
  • Kabyle: “Aṭlas ameqqran”
  • Ladin: “Atlas Aut”
  • Lithuanian: “Aukštasis Atlasas”
  • Macedonian: “Висок Атлас”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “لأطلس لكبير”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Høye Atlas”
  • Persian: “اطلس بزرگ”
  • Polish: “Atlas Wysoki”
  • Portuguese: “Alto Atlas”
  • Romanian: “Atlasul Înalt”
  • Russian: “Высокий Атлас”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Visoki Atlas”
  • Slovak: “Vysoký Atlas”
  • Slovenian: “Grand Atlas”
  • Slovenian: “Visoki Atlas”
  • Spanish: “Alto Atlas”
  • Standard Moroccan Tamazight: “ⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ”
  • Swedish: “Haut Atlas”
  • Swedish: “Höga Atlas”
  • Tachelhit: “Aṭlas Mqqurn”
  • Turkish: “Yukarı Atlaslar”
  • Turkish: “Yüksek Atlas Dağları”
  • Ukrainian: “Високий Атлас”
  • Urdu: “اطلس کبیر”
  • Venetian: “Alto Atlante”
  • Walloon: “Grand Atlasse”
  • Walloon: “Hôt Atlasse”
  • Welsh: “Atlas Uchel”

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