Erg Chigaga
M'Hamid is a small village in Zagora region of Morocco, 98 km after Zagora, one of the two places in Morocco where Sahara begins. It is "the end of the road", after it is only sands of Sahara, shepherds and caravan trails.
- Sand
- Description: Moroccan erg
- Also known as“Erg Chegaga”“Erg Chigaga ⵉⴷⵀⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵛⵉⴳⴰⴳⴰ عرق شقاق”
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Latitude
29.84115° or 29° 50′ 28″ north
Longitude
-6.28438° or 6° 17′ 4″ west
Open location code
7CXMRPR8+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sand
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Erg Chigaga” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الضاية الحمراء”
- Arabic: “عرق الشقاق”
- Arabic: “عرق شقاق”
- Czech: “erg Chegaga”
- Czech: “erg Chigaga”
- Czech: “erg Šegaga”
- Czech: “Erg Šigaga”
- French: “Erg Chegaga”
- French: “Erg Chigaga”
- German: “Erg Chegaga”
- Italian: “Erg Chegaga”
- Italian: “Erg Chigaga”
- Russian: “Эрг-Шигага”
- Spanish: “Dunas de Chigaga”
- Spanish: “Erg Chigaga”
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Highlights include Iriqui National Park and Erg L’Ghoul.
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