Tafilet

Tafilet
Title Tafilet PDF eBook
Author Walter Harris
Publisher
Pages 430
Release 1895
Genre Atlas Mountains
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First published in 1895, this book recounts the author's 1893 expedition to the Tafilet oasis in Morocco, one of the largest oases in the world. Previously largely inaccessible (before the invention of the motor car it was at least 10 days' journey south of Fez across the Atlas mountains and the Sahara), Harris took advantage of the Sultan of Morocco Mulai el Hassen's decision to pay a visit to the oasis during the autumn of that year. Throughout the book the author describes in great detail the places he visited and the people he met along the way. There are detailed descriptions of Marrakesh and the villages of the Atlas Mountains, as well as ruminations on the differences between the Arabs and the Berber tribes, and the situation of the Jews. Crossing the desert, Harris reached the Sultan's camp at the edge of the oasis, and there follows a detailed description of the activities of the Sultan and his retinue, their dealings with the troublesome tribes of the area, and accounts of the history, geography and people of Tafilet. The book concludes with the author's return journey to the north, and an account of the events following the Sultan's own return from the oasis and his subsequent death. Painting as it does a vivid picture of the state of Morocco at the very end of the 19th century, Walter B. Harris's Tafilet is sure to be of great interest to all those fascinated by the history of this unique and diverse North African country.

The Khalifate of the West

The Khalifate of the West
Title The Khalifate of the West PDF eBook
Author Donald Alexander Mackenzie
Publisher
Pages 372
Release 1911
Genre Morocco
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The khalifate of the West, a general description of Morocco

The khalifate of the West, a general description of Morocco
Title The khalifate of the West, a general description of Morocco PDF eBook
Author Donald Mackenzie
Publisher
Pages 374
Release 1911
Genre
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The academy

The academy
Title The academy PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 552
Release 1896
Genre
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Africa

Africa
Title Africa PDF eBook
Author John Ogilby
Publisher
Pages 998
Release 1670
Genre Africa
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Academy and Literature

Academy and Literature
Title Academy and Literature PDF eBook
Author Charles Edward Cutts Birch Appleton
Publisher
Pages 556
Release 1896
Genre Literature
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The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum
Title The Athenaeum PDF eBook
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Pages 876
Release 1896
Genre Arts
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