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📍📍Rissani📍📍 👉Rissani is where the River Ziz quietly ebbs away, but between the 14th and 18th centuries, it was the location of the famed desert capital, Sijilmassa, where fortunes in gold and slaves were traded via caravans crossing the Sahel. Rissani was so strategic that the Filali (ancestors of the ruling Alawite dynasty) staged their epic battle here to supplant the Saadians. Today, Rissani is a dusty shadow of its former self. Barely a quarter of the population lives in the 17th-century ksar (fortified granary) while the modern town constitutes a single street and one square. Still, echoes of the past can still be heard in the epic haggling over birds, sheep and desert jewelers at Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday souk . 🔶Things to do in Rissani:⬇ 👉Sijilmassa: the capital of the first virtually independent Islamic principality in the south,Ksar Oulad Abdelhalim: this glorious ruin once called the ‘Alhambra of the Tafilalt’ was built around 1900 for Sultan Moulay Hassan’s elder brother.Ksar Abbar: Behind the zawiya (shrine to a saint) along a dirt track you’ll see the fantastic crumbling towers of this 19th-century stronghold, which formerly housed the dynasty’s disgraced.Ksar El FidaThis enormous, restored Alawite kasbah (1854–72) served as the palace for the local qaid (chief) right up until 1965, after which it housed a museum of archaeology.Zawiya Moulay Ali Ash Sharif: About 2km to the southeast of Rissani is this cheering yellow shrine built to honour the Alawite dynasty’s founder. It's open to non-Muslims.Ksar Tinheras: This ksar (fortified granary) is a standout for its fine views. 👉Follow and Tag👍 @moroccofriendlytravel ©Photo📸 Credit:®@hafiidii.omaar . . #rissani #rissanimarket #marocco #travel #travelgram #aroundtheworld #travelphotography #letsgoeverywhere #explore #tripstagram #travelgram #placestovisit #beautifuldestinations #yourperfectgetaway #travellingthroughthewor

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