Toubkal National Park
| Toubkal National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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| Location | Morocco |
| Coordinates | 31°5′N 7°50′W / 31.083°N 7.833°WCoordinates: 31°5′N 7°50′W / 31.083°N 7.833°W |
| Area | 380 square kilometres |
| Established | 1942 |
Toubkal National Park is a national park in the High Atlas mountain range, 70 kilometres from Marrakech in central-western Morocco. Established in 1942, it covers an area of 380 km2. Jbel Toubkal is the highest peak of the park at 4,167 metres.
Archeological Sites
In October 2012 salafists were blamed for destroying an 8,000 year old rock engraving, known as a petroglyph, within the park that depicted the Sun as a divinity.[1][2][3][4]
Mountains
The park contains the following mountains:
- Jbel Toubkal (4167 m)
- Ouanoukrim (4089 m )
- Plateau de Tazarhart (3995 m)
- L'Aksoual ( 3910 m)
- Ineghmar (3892 m)
- Bou Iguenouane (3882m)
- Le Tichki (3753 m)
- Azrou Tamadout (3664 m)
References
- ↑ Karam, Souhail (18 October 2012). "Salafists blamed for destroying pagan rock carving in Morocco". Reuters India. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ Stusinski, Melissa (17 October 2012). "Pagan Rock Carving Destroyed In Morocco: Salafists Blamed". The Inquisitr. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Salafists destroy Morocco stone carvings". Sky News Australia. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ↑ "Region | Morocco Pagan rock carving in Morocco destroyed". Gulf News. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.