Agdz
Place in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
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Agdz, also spelled Agdez (Berber languages: ⴰⴳⴷⵣ, Arabic: أگدز) is a Moroccan town in the Drâa-Tafilalet region, in the Atlas Mountains with a population of about 10,000. It is located at around 30°41′52″N 6°26′59″W. Agdz lies at the feet of Djebel Kissane and along the shores of the Draa River.
Agdz / Agdez
ⴰⴳⴷⵣ / أگدز | |
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   Centre of Agdz | |
  Agdz / Agdez Location in Morocco  Agdz / Agdez Agdz / Agdez (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′52″N 6°26′59″W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Geography
Agdz is located about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Ouarzazate and 92 km (57 mi) north of Zagora. Agdz, which means 'resting place', is located along the old caravan route linking Marrakesh to Timbuktu, and played an important role in the exchange of goods across the Sahara.
In geographic terms, the most predominant feature of Agdz is Jebel Kissane which is in the middle of the Draa Valley to the east of Agdz. Kissane means 'glasses' in Arabic and the jebel is so named because it looks like glasses of tea behind a tea pot.
History
The years of 1970 and 1980 were hard on the agricultural sector due to droughts.
Features
Dar Chebab Mohamed Ezzarktouni in Agdz
Agdz has two football (soccer) clubs
Draa River in Agdz
Ksar of Tamnougalte
Casbah of Tamnougalte
Summer solstice 20 June 2012 looking east at Jebel Kissane in Agdz
View of Jebel Kissane
View of Jebel Kissane
External links
- Lexicorient Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine