Tizi n'Tichka
| Tizi n'Tichka | |
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 Tizi n'Tichka | |
| Elevation | 2,260 m (7,415 ft) |
| Location | Morocco |
| Range | Atlas Mountains |
| Coordinates | 31°17′9″N 7°22′51″W / 31.28583°N 7.38083°WCoordinates: 31°17′9″N 7°22′51″W / 31.28583°N 7.38083°W |
  Tizi n'Tichka | |
Col du Tichka
Tizi n'Tichka (Tashelhit:ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵛⴽⴰ, Tizi, mountain pass; Išqqa, difficult)[1] is a mountain pass in Morocco, linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains. It lies between the great Marrakech Plains and the gateway of the Sahara Desert. From November - March, snow can often fall on the pass, but it can be warm all year round in the strong sun.[2] It reaches an elevation of 2,260 m above the sea level and is the highest major mountain pass of North Africa. The road was constructed by the French military in 1936,[3] and is now part of National Route 9 (Morocco).
The last wild Barbary lion sighted in the Western Atlas was shot near Tizi n'Tichka pass in 1942.[4]
References
- ↑ English-TashlHeet / TashlHeet-English (pdf). Morocco: Peace Corps. Retrieved 2014-05-22 – via Friends of Morocco. (Archive)
- ↑ "TIZI N' TICHKA PASS Crossing the Tizi n' Tichka Pass in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco". trazzler. trazzler. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "Side Trips in Ouarzazate". Frommers. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ Black, Simon A.; Fellous, Amina; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Roberts, David L. (2013-04-03). "Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation". PLoS ONE 8 (4): –60174. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060174. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
External links
Media related to Tizi n'Tichka at Wikimedia Commons- Tizi n'Tichka on Frommer's
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