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Tizi n'Tichka (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⴻⵏ ⵜⵉⵛⴾⴰ, romanized: Tizi en Ticka; Arabic: تيزي ن تيشكا) is a mountain pass in Morocco, linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains. It lies above the great Marrakesh plains, and is a gateway to the Sahara.
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean ; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range, which stretches around 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Morocco , Algeria and Tunisia .
Route 12 is approximately 450 kilometers (280 miles) long, running eastward from Berrechid through several notable towns, including Khenifra, Demnate, and Tinghir.The route connects the Casablanca-Settat region to the Drâa-Tafilalet region, providing access to the High Atlas Mountains and connecting travelers to destinations in Morocco’s inland and southern regions.
The High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas, is a mountain range in central Morocco, North Africa, the highest part of the Atlas Mountains. The High Atlas rises in the west at the Atlantic Ocean and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moroccan-Algerian border. At the Atlantic and to the southwest the range drops abruptly and makes an ...
The hotel was one of many sites in Marrakech left damaged by a devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit central Morocco in September 2023, the most powerful quake recorded in the region in ...
The highway passes through cities such as Chichaoua, Marrakech, Beni Mellal, Khenifra, Fez, and the ski resort in the Atlas Mountains, Ifrane. At Marrakech it connects with the National Route 9. In June 2010 the main-section from Marrakech to Agadir with a length of 180,5 km was completed.
The terrain of Morocco is largely mountainous. The Atlas Mountains stretch from the central north to the southwest. It expands to about 1,350 kilometres (840 mi) and is the dorsal spine of the country. To the north of the Atlas Mountains, there are the Rif Mountains, a chain that makes part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusia, Spain.
Marrakesh or Marrakech (/ m ə ˈ r æ k ɛ ʃ / or / ˌ m ær ə ˈ k ɛ ʃ /; [3] Arabic: مراكش, romanized: murrākuš, pronounced [murraːkuʃ]) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. [2] It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas ...