TAFILALT

OASIS

By: Ayushi Pradhan

Roll no.: 15
 FACTS ABOUT TAFILALT OASIS

 Tafilalt, also spelled Tafilet or Tafilalet is the largest Saharan oasis of Morocco,
in the south-eastern part of the country. It is entirely located along the Ziz River.
 The word ‘‘Tafilalt’’ means “jug” in Arabic, or to be precise, a jar made from
clay, which is used to store water especially in arid conditions.
 The oasis comprises the fortified villages of Erfoud, Arab Sebbah du Ziz,
Rissani, Seffalat, Aoufous, and Jorf, together with palm groves stretching 30
miles along the Wadi Ziz.
 Its old capital was the Amazigh stronghold of Sijilmassa, founded in AD 757 on
the Saharan caravan route from the Niger River to Tangier. It was destroyed in
1363, rebuilt by Mawlay Isma il, and devastatedin 1818 by Ait Atta nomads.
 The only planned village of the oasis, Rissani, was built near Sijilmassa’s ruins.
 Tafilalt is noted for its dates, most of which it exports. It has tanning and
handicraft industries, and its main trading centre is Erfoud at the base of Mount
Erfoud.
FOOD

MOROCCAN TEA

BELDI EGGS