Ouarzazate, Morocco

Ouarzazate, Morocco

The date of the founding of the city of Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate

The latest Ouarzazate Province on March 20, 1956, corresponding to 27 August 1375, covers an area of ​​19.464 km square, and has a population of 700,000 approximately bounded on the north state of Marrakech and pea region's, east Rachidia province, south of Zagora Province, south west province of Tata Province and the west region Taroudant.

With respect to the natural terrain of this area Vallost existence units varying terrain characterized by drought during which the North East High Atlas series of Glen Ti_ka extends to the plateau lakes dome-shaped structure is similar belong geology problem of calcareous rocks to Allias air and my head.

And the series includes a range of the highest peaks of up to 4071 m. Formed Ouarzazate region throughout its long history broader met and mingled in which several different ethnic origins and that human groups through what has been discovered from ancient rock carvings and tools to transmit all of the ancient civilizations. It brings together scholars that the Berbers were the first settled in the region in an advanced stage of history, and in the subsequent eras of different races came to settle in the region Kalovarqh and Jews.

Ouarzazate was before a tide of evil consists of two villages: Tsoumat and Taourirt, and with the incursion colonial region expanded cultural and tape the population steadily increased, and explains this demographic evolution desire that pushed rural families to migrate in search of better conditions, especially to live with drought years in addition to the factors of poverty and marginalization of the desert and the simplicity of the means of exploitation that are no longer sufficient to cover the needs of the population as well as this we find the economic and social development, which defined the field of cultural management its structure, and Services.

Unique Ouarzazate area of ​​special architectural style and authentic, this character is essentially the geometric shapes of the bronchi and palaces, and are earthen architecture is characterized by its beauty and characteristics derived from the natural environment, which took place in it, making it one of the most important monuments of heritage in the region and is intended Balqbbat and palaces: buildings constructed in the high places of the hills adjacent to streams of water, also are intended to housing constructed in the vicinity of the desert areas and are available on the element of immunization.

And present these towns and palaces in the form of high buildings have one entrance and fortified walls and protective interspersed with tall towers, and the designs are designs organic and functional respond to the requirements of the human group that will assess them, where are available all the necessary facilities of a mosque and Fran, bathroom, yard centralized. In addition to the architectural balance there of local cultural heritage, which is characterized by diversity contributed to enriching different human groups ... Valdarc heritage area Ouarzazate finds himself in front of a civilized creations overlapping derives its Article of many humanitarian tributaries to finally give a cultural reservoir is primarily to various types of dances and folk songs and habits and the authentic traditions of dress and eating and harvests and funerals and weddings ... and this has contributed to the richness and diversity:
The nature of the open area at various points of Morocco and the civilizations Amazigh African Jewish and Arab where it can be a lot of aspects of this heritage is returned to its elements authentic, but this does not mean lack of privacy civilization of the area, this culture still maintains the advantages inherent heritage, especially Guy countryside that It remained present and committed to the local nature of the authentic environment not only on the level of singing and uniforms, but in everything that falls in the folk art, and the most important of these arts heritage following dances:

- Backyard and places where these popular Taourirt dance there, Tevoltot, Tlwat, Agdez, Tendot ... - Ohidos and prevail in a castle made up area and Tinghir ...

- Knee and scattered tribes Ruha and boys and Yahya Tanceth since more than 400 years. - Reduce widespread among the population of Draa valley since ancient times, so older than 700 years.

- Tonast Taznakht practiced in some areas and lead by men and guns in their hands and as a result of this richness and diversity defines the region many of the most famous celebrations and seasons:

- Sidi Daoud season, which regulates the city of Ouarzazate during the month of August of each year.
-mosm Hajj Amer regulates Ptnger Day 18 of the argument.
-mosm Sidi Mohamed Naji regulates Bgsat on 18 March.
-mosm Omrdel regulates Pteddle between 14 and October 17.

Due to link tourism sector cinema Ouarzazate, the Oulu officials Its great importance and encouraging investment in this field through the construction of new hotel units and improve services ... and interest area Ouarzazate tourism dates back to the colonial period, where the Moroccan National Tourist Office, which established in 1946, it has established an interim shelter in Grand sud (Grand sud).