Morocco’s Hidden Gem: TF1 Showcases Stunning Ziz Valley Oasis

9 September 2020 – byGinette · 2 min read

Morocco has been one of the preferred destinations of foreign tourists, especially French, for many years. Among these places visited, there is the Ziz Valley, whose beauty was the subject of a report broadcast on the TF1 news.

The Ziz is located between the Atlas and the Sahara, and flows in the middle of the mountains. And surprisingly, the river supplies the parts of the region where water is sorely lacking. In summer, the temperature in the Ziz Valley is around 40°C, reports lci.fr, which points out that this part of the country had nothing to do with the land that now hosts the most beautiful palm groves in the world, date, wheat or cumin crops.

Some French tourists captivated by the beauty of the landscape, the contrast created by the rocky mountains and this verdant nest of palm groves, speak of a "swimming pool in the middle of the desert". Hrou Abouchrif is a member of the Chamber of Agriculture of the Dra-Tafilalet region. He confides that he knew the valley when it was nothing but rocks, a desert as far as the eye could see. For him, it is a good thing that over time, the need to give more life and color to this part of Morocco has been imposed on the authorities.

Mohamed El Hamadi is a young man from the region who has been able to take advantage of the clemency of the Ziz to plant date palms. And many of them live off the various crops grown on site. Many Moroccans believe that this part of Morocco, in the meantime not very prosperous, has certainly received a divine touch, specifies the same source.