About Timahdite
Timahdite (in Arabic: تمحضيت) is a town in Morocco. It is located in the Meknès-Tafilalet region, at an altitude of 1,800 m, in the heart of the Middle Atlas, in an area with a harsh climate.
Timahdite (in Arabic: تمحضيت) is a city in Morocco. It is located in the Meknès-Tafilalet region, at an altitude of 1,800 m, in the heart of the Middle Atlas, in an area with a harsh climate.
The local breed of Timahdite sheep is one of the main local Moroccan sheep breeds. It is renowned and appreciated for its good conformation, ease of fattening, carcass yield, and hardiness.
The city of Timahdite is located 30 km south of the city of Azrou on the national road N13, commonly called by users the Sahara Road because it crosses the Middle Atlas massif and the Eastern High Atlas massif after Midelt to arrive at Errachidia, the gateway to the Tafilalet and the Sahara.
Note that this city is located in a region with a very cold climate that records the lowest temperatures in Africa. This makes this road axis impassable for entire weeks in winter following the heavy snowfall recorded in the region.
5 km north of the city, one finds the 2nd ski resort of Ifrane which bears the name of the mountain sheltering it: Jbel Hebri, and the lush western cedar forest begins, sheltering Barbary macaque monkeys.
The Oued Sebou, the second most important river in Morocco, has its source not far from the city, crossing it upstream under the name of Oued Guigou; it is also fed by snowmelt and springs that gush out around it before arriving at the Saiss and flowing into the Atlantic after having crossed the Gharb region.
The city of Timahdite does not lack resources; indeed, its volcanic karst rocks contain shales that are not yet exploited given the cost that this requires for oil extraction and also the harmful impact on the environment of a sensitive region.
20 km south of the city, one finds the large Lake Aguelmame Sidi Ali, falling under the province of Khénifra at an altitude of 2,100 m. The mountains that surround it keep their snow cover until the month of May.
