A small Moroccan town near the Algerian border, Merzouga offers travelers a gateway to the Sahara’s huge expanse of rolling dunes.
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The mosque, ramparts, monumental gates, and historic gardens helped earn UNESCO World Heritage status for the Marrakech medina.
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Situated between Rabat and Casablanca, the coastal town of Bouznika attracts surfers with impressive Atlantic Ocean waves.
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Traditional, handmade carpets hang to dry in Asilah, a colonial town just south of Tangier.
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A man enters the Ben Youssef Mosque in the medina, the oldest mosque in Marrakesh, dating to the 11th century.
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Photographers and other tourists wander the blue-covered medina of Chefchaouen for a new scene that unfolds around each corner and up each staircase.
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Shops fill the labyrinthine alleys of the ancient medina in Marrakech.
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In the Rif Mountains of northwest Morocco, Chefchaouen is known for the charming, blue buildings of its old town.
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Most tourists ride a camel through the expansive Sahara desert, with dunes that can reach over a thousand feet high.
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A woman strolls along the Atlantic coast in the southern port city.
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Erg Chebbi is one of Morocco's several ergs, or large seas of dunes formed by windblown sand.
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Nature reclaims a house in the Middle Atlas mountains.
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The location for several movies, Ouarzazat is home to Taourirt Kasbah, a 19th-century palace.
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In search of its tasty nut, goats climb an argan tree in coastal Morocco.
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A road hugs the High Atlas mountains, which reach up to 13,671 feet in central Morocco.
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Donkeys cross the desert road in the central Souss-Massa-Drâa region.
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A man sits on his stoop in Chefchaouen, a city established during the 15th century.
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A man pauses to gaze across the undulating Sahara Desert.
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Kids play ball in the ancient alleyways of Marrakech’s medina, a family-favorite destination.
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Local produce shines in Essaouira, a port city and resort on Morocco’s Atlantic coast.
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A cultural space since the 11th century, the Jemaa el-Fna Square in Marrakesh is a UNESCO World Heritage site with musical, religious, and artistic performances.
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A strategic gateway between Africa and Europe since the 5th century, Tangier is located on the Strait of Gilbraltar where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean.
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A Tuareg guide leads two camels across the desert at sundown.
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The blue city of Chefchaouen gleams in the mountain shadows.
Photograph by Kajan Madrasmail, National Geographic Your Shot