Tamegroute
Tamegroute
ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⵓⵜ تامكروت | |
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Traditional earthen buildings of Tamegroute | |
Tamegroute Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 30°16′N 5°40′W / 30.267°N 5.667°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 21,603 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Tamegroute is a village located in the Draa River valley in the foothills of the Moroccan pre-Sahara. In Tamazigh languages, the name literally translates to "Final Place Before the Desert."
It historically served as a hub of learning, libraries, and religion through its famous Sufi zawiya, the historical center of the Nasiriyya order, one of the most influential Sufi orders in the Islamic world. Tamegroute's glazed ceramics are also very well known.