Essential step on the road between Guelmin and Tata, the palm Taghjijt is an oasis of green gateway to the Sahara. Located in the heart of a semi-desert landscape fed throughout the year from sources, it is renowned throughout the Kingdom of Morocco for its succulent dates and twenty square kilometers is one of the few arable land operated at throughout the year in this region of low rainfall.
A Palmeraie among the finest in the country
Nestled in the heart of the famous nicknamed "Bani" which is part of the Anti-Atlas mountains, the palm Taghjijt is populated by descendants of the Confederation of Sahrawi tribes, "Brahim Ait". It operates through an ancient social system that has survived the centuries. Every family enjoys the water needed to irrigate his land through a system of sharing timed and careful water.
In the center of the palm, a former souk adobe architecture typical of the region comes alive every Thursday for the weekly market. At his side stand the walls of an ancient Kasbah still partially inhabited by some village elders.
The ruins of an ancient fortified palace overlooking the park and reflect the strategic importance once represented access to this oasis. The forts were not only a great defensive system, but also a position ideal surveillance to spy on the comings and goings of people and caravans.
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