Tata, Morocco

Tata (Arabic: طاطا ) is an oasis city with approximately 17,000 residents (mostly Berbers ) in the province of Tata (Region Guelmim-Es Semara ) in the south of Morocco.

Location

Tata is located south of the Anti-Atlas in about 950 m height above sea level. inst the edge of a fertile Oasentals. Important road links are the N 12 - Coming from the west Guelmim - ending at Foum - Zguid, and the R 109, which starts a few kilometers east of Taroudant and crosses the entire Anti-Atlas from north to south.

Economy

As the capital of the province of Tata is an important administrative center in the extreme south of Morocco. Not far from the - over long distances never clearly defined and therefore controversial - Located border with Algeria, the surroundings of Tata is an important military base, with an approximately 20 km westerly Air Force Base, whose start and runway but is also used for civilian purposes. In recent years, the city is also among tourists who are traveling with your own motor home, becoming more popular.

Oases

Since Tata has no culturally significant sights and the whole place has been largely redesigned, it is the located in north direction, ie in the direction of about 3 kilometers from the larger village of Agadir Lehne, spreading havens that are worth a short trip. The sight of lush green of the irrigated crops (barley, beans, vegetables) can forget the extremely hot and dry, almost desert-like climate in the rest of the year in the months of January to March.

Petroglyphs

In the wider area of Tata to find rock carvings (see web link) with many depictions of animals, including elephants, rhinos and ostriches, which once must have lived in this region and were probably hunted by the creators of the images. Also some abstract motifs (circles) can be found. Still exists about the age of petroglyphs very unclear - it is estimated there is 5000-20000 years. Without local guides, the rock art, however, are hard to find.