Who owns Kasbah du Toubkal?
The passion and vision of two brothers led to its restoration – Mike and Chris McHugo, an adventurer and a businessman from England who love Morocco and its people.
What is a Kasbah in Morocco?
A kasbah was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack. A kasbah has high walls, usually without windows. Sometimes, like in Tangiers, they were built on hilltops so that they could be more easily defended. Some were placed near the entrance to harbors.
Is the Casbah in Casablanca?
Boulaouane Kasbah – Fortress Overlooking the Wadi Oum er-Rbia River. If you find that this is what happens to you, do what the locals do and take a trip to the stunning Boulaouane Kasbah which is located just south of the city of Casablanca.
Does the Casbah still exist?
The Casbah is the citadel (fortress) built over the ancient city of Icosium, overlooking the Mediterranean. Although it doesn’t exist anymore, the ramparts of Icosium mark that the city has been constructed on the top of a hill sloping down towards the sea and diving the city into a High Town and Low Town area.
Which mountains extend in Africa as the Atlas Mountains?
From west to east, these include the Anti-Atlas, High Atlas, and Middle Atlas in Morocco; the Saharan Atlas, maritime Tell Atlas (itself formed of a series of distinct massifs such as the Ouarsenis, Grande Kabylie, and Petite Kabylie), and Aurès in Algeria; and the Kroumirie, Medjerda, and Tébessa Mountains in Tunisia.
What country is the Atlas Mountains in?
Morocco
The three mountain ranges that cross much of contemporary Morocco—the Middle in the north, the High Atlas in central Morocco, and the Anti-Atlas in the south along the Atlantic coast—form both a natural boundary and a rich natural environment.
When can you climb Toubkal?
The best time to climb Mount Toubkal is in the spring (April or May) or the autumn (September or October). We climbed Toubkal during September. There was no snow or ice on the mountain at this time of year. Climbing Mount Toubkal in the summer is difficult due to the heat (June, July and August).