1 Day Trip To Zagora
Zagora, which gets its name from the mountain that borders it, was formerly called “Tazagourt” (⁜⊰⊰⊳⁓⁔⁜), the singular form of the plural “Tizigirt” (⁜ⵉ⁉⊳⁉⁔⁜), which means “twin peaks” and refers to the Murabitun, or Almoravid, people’s fortress. The mountain Zagora was already noted on early European maps, but the town was not founded until the 20th century. At the summit of Zagora mountain are still the remnants of an Almoravid fortress. There is disagreement over the precise location of the former Almoravid mosque.
The Sufi saint Moulay Abdelkader Jilali’s moussem (festival) is held in Zagora once a year. The languages that are spoken in the city are Tachelhit, Tamazight, and Moroccan Arabic. A town boundary sign reads “Tombouctou 52 days,” which is the estimated amount of time it takes to travel by camel or foot to Timbuktu, Mali. A mural painting has taken the place of the original sign.