scenic viewpoint
Ourika Valley
A green river valley south of Marrakesh with roadside cafés and a road running to the Setti Fatma waterfalls.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Aghmat
Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco · Africa
About Aghmat
Aghmat is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Had Abdallah Rhiat, 25km from Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan.
Aghmat is in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Had Abdallah Rhiat, about 11 km away.
Aghmat (Tashelhit: Aɣmat, Arabic: أغمات Āghmāt; pronounced locally Ughmat, Uɣmat) was an important commercial medieval Berber town in Morocco. It is today an archaeological site known as "Joumâa Aghmat".
The city is located approximately 30 km south-east of Marrakesh on the Ourika road. The initial "a" of the name mayRead more
be unvocalized, and the name may sometimes be spelled "Ghmat", "Ghmate" or even the French-style "Rhmate" (as it appears in the Michelin Guide).
According to a Berber legend, Aghmat was populated by Christian Berbers when it was conquered in 683 by the Muslim forces of Uqba ibn Nafi, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate in Syria. However, this story first surfaces almost 700 years after that date, and many historians give it no credibility. It is directly contradicted by one of the earliest Persian historians, al-Baladhuri. who states that Musa bin Nusair conquered the Sous and erected the mosque at Aghmāt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Aghmat?
Within an hour or so of Aghmat: Ourika Valley (19 km), Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan (25 km), Oukaïmeden (26 km), Tizi n'Tichka (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Aghmat?
The nearest famous roads are Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan, Oukaïmeden and Tizi n'Tichka.
Where is Aghmat?
Aghmat is in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, about 11 km from Had Abdallah Rhiat.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,319
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Morocco
- Region
- Marrakesh-Safi
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates
- 31.4225, -7.8011
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Morocco
Royal Gendarmerie (outside cities): 177.
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Worth the detour from Aghmat
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan
A street circuit in Marrakech running alongside the Menara gardens, host of the World Touring Car Championship. Palm-lined public boulevards outside race weekends.
25 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Oukaïmeden
A High Atlas ski station at 2600m, about 75km from Marrakesh by a paved mountain road, with prehistoric rock carvings.
26 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Tizi n'Tichka
Morocco's highest road pass at 2260m on the route from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, winding through the High Atlas Mountains with dramatic North African landscapes.
43 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Tizi n'Tichka Pass
The 2,260m High Atlas pass on the Marrakesh-Ouarzazate road, recently rebuilt and endlessly serpentine.
43 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Kasbah Telouet
A decaying Glaoui palace off the Tizi n'Tichka road, with ornate painted and tiled reception rooms still intact.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Aghmat
- 19 kmOurika ValleyA green river valley south of Marrakesh with roadside cafés and a road running to the Setti Fatma waterfalls.
- 25 kmCircuit International Automobile Moulay El HassanA street circuit in Marrakech running alongside the Menara gardens, host of the World Touring Car Championship. Palm-lined public boulevards outside race weekends.
- 26 kmOukaïmedenA High Atlas ski station at 2600m, about 75km from Marrakesh by a paved mountain road, with prehistoric rock carvings.
- 43 kmTizi n'TichkaMorocco's highest road pass at 2260m on the route from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, winding through the High Atlas Mountains with dramatic North African landscapes.
- 43 kmTizi n'Tichka PassThe 2,260m High Atlas pass on the Marrakesh-Ouarzazate road, recently rebuilt and endlessly serpentine.
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