Tamsahelte (

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: تمساهلت) is a small village in the

Zagora Province Zagora is a province in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet Drâa-Tafilalet ( ar, درعة - تافيلالت, darʿa - tāfīlālt; ber, ⴷⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ, drɛa tafilalt) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers ...

of the

Drâa-Tafilalet Drâa-Tafilalet ( ar, درعة - تافيلالت, darʿa - tāfīlālt; ber, ⴷⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ, drɛa tafilalt) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 88,836 km2 and had a population of 1,635,008 as ...

district in southeastern

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

, about 10 kilometers northwest of

Tazzarine Tazzarine ( ar, تازارين, , also spelled as Tazarine) is a small city and rural commune in Zagora Province, Morocco. It is located at around in the area of the Jbel Saghro. The commune includes the small villages of Tamsahelte, Timarighin ...

and 20 kilometers east of

N'Kob N'Kob (Berber languages: ⵏⴽⵓⴱ, Arabic: نقوب, also spelled as Nkob) is a rural municipality in the Zagora province, in the Atlas Mountains. It is located at approximately , near the Jbel Saghro and 24 kilometers from Tamsahelte (). N' ...

. It is located at around in the heart of the

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area. The village has about five hundred inhabitants. People live from agriculture. Despite the dry climate, wells produce sufficient water for the residents and for irrigation of the gardens. Tamsahelte and its region are well known for the good quality of the

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plants and dates. The language spoken in this region is

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. The population is mostly elderly people. There is no industry or other means of earning money. Therefore younger people leave the village to look for a job in larger cities. In this way, they can support their parents. The climate is very dry and it is hard to cultivate vegetables and sell them on the markets. To get some water to irrigate the gardens they have to dig deep. It is remarkable that farmers are only allowed to dig up to 40 meters, but in some areas, farmers need to drill to a depth of 250 or 300 meters or even more to find the water they need. Usually, this water is not drinkable.

Nearby villages

* Abdi n'ilmchane * Ait Ouazik *

N'kob N'Kob (Berber languages: ⵏⴽⵓⴱ, Arabic: نقوب, also spelled as Nkob) is a rural municipality in the Zagora province, in the Atlas Mountains. It is located at approximately , near the Jbel Saghro and 24 kilometers from Tamsahelte (). N' ...

* Oum raman * Tanoumrit *

* Timarighin

Climate

Tamsahelte is considered a desert-like climate, usually sunny and warm. The highest average temperature is in July, at around 32.1 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January, at around 10.1 °C.

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Populated places in Zagora Province {{DrâaTafilalet-geo-stub

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Climate

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