Wadi Draa


The Draa Valley is the longest river in Morocco, originating in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco in a
 south-eastern direction, where the Dades Valley and the Emine River meet, cut the desert to Takonet, from which it flows mostly to the western side of the Atlantic, and little to the north of Tan-Tan. [2] [3] That part of the Draa Valley, after Taconite, dries up most of the year. Part of the Draa Valley forms the political border between Morocco and Algeria.

Wadi Draa water is used to irrigate palm groves and small orchards along the river. The most famous population of the surrounding area is Moulay Mohamed Cheikh. This name is often used outside the Wadi Draa area to refer to the dark-skinned residents of Draa, the color that characterizes most of its inhabitants.

In the first half of the twentieth century, the lower route of the Draa valley defined the separation between the French Protectorate over Morocco and the Spanish-ruled region.

225,000 people live in the 23,000 square kilometers of Wadi Draa. Parallel to Wadi Draa, Zagora governorate, which was established in 1997 in the Souss-Massa-Draa region, has 23 villages and two cities, Zagora and Agdz. The village of Tamgrot, near Zagora, is known for its zawiya (education).

The length of the valley of Draa 1200 km, and the flow of 24.3 cubic meters per second.
Site: Draa Taflalt Guelmim Oued Noun

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