mountain pass
Oukaïmeden
A High Atlas ski station at 2600m, about 75km from Marrakesh by a paved mountain road, with prehistoric rock carvings.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Asni
Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco · Africa
About Asni
Asni is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Moulay Brahim, 38km from Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan.
Asni is in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Moulay Brahim, about 5 km away.
Asni (Arabic: أسني) is a small town in the foothills of the High Atlas mountains near Marrakesh, Morocco.
It is connected to Ikkiss and Imlil by tracks. Open back trucks provide a bus service several times a week between these three villages.
Ninety-percent of houses in Asni were destroyed during the 2023Read more
Marrakesh-Safi earthquake.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Asni?
Within an hour or so of Asni: Oukaïmeden (13 km), Ourika Valley (20 km), Tinmel Mosque (38 km), Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Asni?
The nearest famous roads are Oukaïmeden, Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan and Tizi n'Test Pass.
Where is Asni?
Asni is in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, about 5 km from Moulay Brahim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,674
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Morocco
- Region
- Marrakesh-Safi
- Timezone
- Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates
- 31.2465, -7.9789
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Morocco
Royal Gendarmerie (outside cities): 177.
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Worth the detour from Asni
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Ourika Valley
A green river valley south of Marrakesh with roadside cafés and a road running to the Setti Fatma waterfalls.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Tinmel Mosque
A 12th-century Almohad mosque in a remote High Atlas valley on the Tizi n'Test road, damaged in the 2023 earthquake.
38 km · about 45 min 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Tizi n'Test Pass
A narrow 2,092m crossing of the High Atlas between Marrakesh and Taroudant, dizzying and largely barrier-free.
56 km · about 65 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.
57 km · about 65 min drive
mountain pass
Tizi n'Test
A 2,093 m High Atlas pass on the historic 1920s road from Marrakech to Taroudant, with narrow hairpins clinging to cliffs and sweeping views over the Souss plain.
57 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
Tizi n'Tichka Pass
The 2,260m High Atlas pass on the Marrakesh-Ouarzazate road, recently rebuilt and endlessly serpentine.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Asni
- Right hereOukaïmedenA High Atlas ski station at 2600m, about 75km from Marrakesh by a paved mountain road, with prehistoric rock carvings.
- 20 kmOurika ValleyA green river valley south of Marrakesh with roadside cafés and a road running to the Setti Fatma waterfalls.
- 38 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.
- 56 kmTizi n'Test PassA narrow 2,092m crossing of the High Atlas between Marrakesh and Taroudant, dizzying and largely barrier-free.
- 57 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.
- 57 kmTizi n'TestA 2,093 m High Atlas pass on the historic 1920s road from Marrakech to Taroudant, with narrow hairpins clinging to cliffs and sweeping views over the Souss plain.
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