Laayoune city

Laâyoune is a province in the north-west of Moroccan economic region of Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, . Its population in 2004 was 210,023 (when it still included the population of the new Tarfaya Province, created in 2009). In today's limits of the province the population was 199,603 Its main town is Laâyoune.










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Challa Archaeological Site

Chellah is considered to be the oldest known human settlement along the banks of the Oued Bou Regreg (Bou Regreg River). The site is perched dramatically above the fertile river plain of the estuarine portion of Oued Bou Regreg, two kilometres from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean. The site is thought to have been originally a colony of Phoenician and Carthaginian exploration as early as the third century BC, but the earliest recognisable architecture dates from Roman occupation circa 40 AD. In any case, the site is one of the earliest clearly identifiable settlements of man in Morocco; the site is now at the edge of the city of Rabat, the present day capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. The analysis herein is based upon a review of extant literature and my on site examination of October, 2007.


Chellah minaret


Roman marker stone


Roman ruins (Sala)


Ruins of Chellah


The entrance of the Necropolis Chellah.


The gateway to leave Chellah


The tomb of Sultan Marini and his wife


Main gate of Chellah



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Moroccan Riad

A riad  is a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad comes from the Arabian term for garden, "ryad". The ancient Roman city of Volubilis provides a reference for the beginnings of riad architecture during the rule of the Idrisid Dynasty. An important design concern was Islamic notions of privacy for women inside residential gardens.
When the Almoravids conquered Spain in the 11th century they sent Muslim, Christian and Jewish artisans from Spain to Morocco to work on monuments.
The riads were inward focused, which allowed for family privacy and protection from the weather in Morocco. This inward focus was expressed in the central location of most of the interior gardens and courtyards and the lack of large windows on the exterior clay or mud brick walls. This design principle found support in Islamic notions of privacy, and hijab for women. Entrance to these houses is a major transitional experience and encourages reflection because all of the rooms open into the central atrium space. In the central garden of traditional riads there are often four orange or lemon trees and possibly a fountain. The walls of the riads are adorned with tadelakt plaster and zellige tiles, usually with Arabic calligraphy, with quotes from the Quran.
The style of these riads has changed over the years, but the basic form is still used in designs today. Recently there has been a surge in interest in this form of house after a new vogue of renovation in towns such as Marrakech and Essaouira where many of these often-crumbling buildings have been restored to their former glory. Many riads are now used as hotels or restaurants. Pictured below are two examples in Marrakech, one renovated and serving as the Hotel Riad Laksiba and the other as yet unrenovated.


Riad fez for exemple
Bedroom




Central walkway


hammam


Courtyard at Night


 private rental


Vizier Suite
By far this is the largest suite of them all with aseperate dressing room. Located on the first floor with a view on the central courtyard, this is a suite with a four poster king size bed in carved cedar wood, moroccan salon (sitting area),large bathroom with bathtub in bleu Zellij of Fez, mini bar, AC, TV, Safe and telephone.


Caid suite


Courtesan Suite
Located on the first floor with a view on the central courtyard, this is a suite with a four poster king size bed in carved cedar wood, moroccan salon (sitting area),large bathroom with bathtub in bleu Zellij of Fez, mini bar, AC, TV, Safe and telephone.


Favourite Suite
Located on the first floor with a view on the central courtyard, this is a suite with a four poster king size bed in carved cedar wood, moroccan salon (sitting area),large bathroom with bathtub in bleu Zellij of Fez, mini bar, AC, TV, Safe and telephone.

lalla fatima suite
Located on the ground floor with a view on the central courtyard and its marble foutain, this is a suite with a four poster king size bed in carved cedar wood, Moroccan salon (sitting area), large bathroom with bathtub in bleu Zellij of Fez, mini bar, AC, TV, Safe and telephone.

Zouakée Suite
Located on level one of the riad, this is a suite with a king size bed, moroccan salon (sitting area), large bathroom with bathtub in bleu Zellij of Fez, mini bar, AC, TV, Safe and telephone.


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Tafilat city

Tafilalt or Tafilet  is a region and the most important oasis of the Moroccan Sahara; it is also considered one of the largest oases in the world. Entirely located along the Ziz River, the oasis is ten days' journey south of Fez, across the Atlas Mountains. It is celebrated for its large and luscious dates. Al Hassan Addakhil, ancestor of the reigning Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco, cultivated these with such success around 1250 that he could fund the dynasty's rise to power.
The inhabitants of the oasis and region occupy fortified villages (Ksar). In Ifli, the central portion, formerly existed the town of Sijilmasa, founded by Miknasa Berbers in 757. It was on the direct caravan route from the Niger to Tangier, and attained a considerable degree of prosperity. Medieval traveler Ibn Batuta wrote about visiting Sijilmasa (near Tafilalt) in the fourteenth century on his journey from Fez to "the country of the blacks". It was later destroyed, but even its ruins extend five miles along the river bank.