Morocco - Oasis of Figuig

"Figuig is an oasis located in the southeastern tip of Morocco about 400 km south of the Mediterranean and 7 km from the Algerian town of Beni Ounif. It is surrounded on all three sides by Algeria; but the border between the two countries is now closed, which has resulted in the isolation and isolation of the city, which has experienced an intense migratory movement, which can be explained by the abrupt reduction of its economic resources. This, in part, caused a significant deterioration of its heritage, hence the urgency of its ranking.

Over the years, the oasis society of Figuig has developed a specific earthen architecture that materializes the structures of its organization and the social, cultural and cultural practices that constitute an immaterial heritage of great importance. Thus, Figuig is an oasis that has preserved from its history exceptional remains that today represent material wealth material; architectural and archaeological important: great walls, ramparts, watchtowers, mosques, mausoleums, irrigation channels ... not to mention the rock engravings mentioned above. But this heritage is also agro-environmental, evidenced by the water sources, which are at the origin of the establishment of the ksour, the gardens associated with the palm grove and its irrigation system."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Moroccan man with baby camel at Figuig Oasis, near Algeria border. Thanks to Ferro of Belgium who visited Morocco.