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Place in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Agdz / Agdez ⴰⴳⴷⵣ / أگدز
Centre of Agdz
Agdz / Agdez is located in MoroccoAgdz / AgdezAgdz / AgdezLocation in MoroccoShow map of MoroccoAgdz / Agdez is located in AfricaAgdz / AgdezAgdz / AgdezAgdz / Agdez (Africa)Show map of Africa
Coordinates: 30°41′52″N 6°26′59″W / 30.69778°N 6.44972°W / 30.69778; -6.44972
Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet

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 / 30.69778°N 6.44972°W / 30.69778; -6.44972. Agdz lies at the feet of Djebel Kissane and along the shores of the Draa River.

Geography

Agdz is located about 65 kilometers south of Ouarzazate, 92 kilometers north of Zagora. Agdz, which means "resting place," is located along the old caravan route linking Marrakech 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 Dar Chebab Mohamed Ezzarktouni in Agdz
  • Agdz has two football (soccer) clubs Agdz has two football (soccer) clubs
  • Draa River in Agdz Draa River in Agdz
  • Ksar of Tamnougalte Ksar of Tamnougalte
  • Casbah of Tamnougalte Casbah of Tamnougalte
  • Summer solstice 20 June 2012 looking east at Jebel Kissane in Agdz Summer solstice 20 June 2012 looking east at Jebel Kissane in Agdz
  • View of Jebel Kissane View of Jebel Kissane
  • View of Jebel Kissane View of Jebel Kissane

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Capital: Errachidia
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