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Erfoud
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The last "big" city before the desert, on the route to the Erg Chebbi dunes. Erfoud is best known for its date festival held at the end of the year.
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Erfoud is the last "big" city before the desert, on the route to the Erg Chebbi dunes of Merzouga. It is best known as the capital of Tafilalet and for its date festival held at the end of the year.
Key details
- Type de lieu: small town.
- Intérêt touristique: (worth a stop if you are in the area).
- Localisation: on the road to Merzouga.
- Distances: Errachidia (75 km to the north), Merzouga (60 km to the south), Rissani (20 km to the south)
- Heure locale: .
- Population: 29,279 inhabitants (2014).
- Superficie: 6.31 km².
- Altitude: 805 m.
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History of Erfoud
What to see and do in Erfoud
The town
Erfoud offers few tourist attractions. At most, you can visit its souks, take a look at the illuminated façade of the royal palace in the evening, and explore the many fossil quarries found on the outskirts or around the town.
Date Festival
Every year, for three days in October at the end of the harvest, the town becomes the date capital.
In the surrounding area
El Jorf (20 km)
On the Tinejdad-Erfoud road, near El Jorf (20 km before Erfoud), you can see hundreds of small craters, one or two metres high, on either side of the road. These are actually wells whose deep channels drain water from sometimes very distant groundwater tables.
On the Tinejdad-Erfoud road, near El Jorf (20 km before Erfoud), you can see hundreds of small craters, one or two metres high, on either side of the road. These are actually wells whose deep channels drain water from sometimes very distant groundwater tables.
Merzouga (60 km)
The village is famous for its Erg Chebbi dunes, the tallest in Morocco. The area also offers numerous hiking opportunities.
The village is famous for its Erg Chebbi dunes, the tallest in Morocco. The area also offers numerous hiking opportunities.
Rissani (20 km)
Once a major caravan center on the route to Timbuktu, the town is now primarily a possible starting point for the Merzouga dunes. A circuit around the outskirts lets you discover its palm grove and several ksour.
Once a major caravan center on the route to Timbuktu, the town is now primarily a possible starting point for the Merzouga dunes. A circuit around the outskirts lets you discover its palm grove and several ksour.
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Merzouga
★★★ The village is famous for its Erg Chebbi dunes, the tallest in Morocco. The area also offers numerous hiking opportunities.
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El Jorf
★ On the Tinejdad-Erfoud road, near El Jorf (20 km before Erfoud), you can see hundreds of small craters, one or two metres high, on either…
Rissani
★ Once a major caravan center on the route to Timbuktu, the town is now primarily a possible starting point for the Merzouga dunes. A circuit…