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AGHMAT ANCIENT CITY, MARRAKECH MOROCCO 👉 The archaeological site known as “Aghmat” in southern Morocco contains the remains of a Berber town that was prominent in the Sous region during medieval times. Situated on the Ourika road, about 30 kilometers east of Marrakech, Aghmat (or Ghmat) is an interesting tourist attraction to visit to gain insight into an aspect of the history of Morocco. Aghmat was an important commercial medieval Berber town in mid-southern Morocco. 👉 According to a Berber legend, Aghmat was populated by Christian Berbers when it was conquered in 683 by the Muslim forces of Uqba ibn Nafi, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate in Syria. However, this story first surfaces almost 700 years after that date, and many historians give it no credibility. It is directly contradicted by one of the earliest Persian historians, al-Baladhuri. who states that Musa bin Nusair conquered the Sous and erected the mosque at Aghmāt. However, the Umayyad Islamic conquest of present-day Morocco is under doubt and some modern historians question whether it ever took place given the absence of any evidence for it like coins and monuments. 👇👇👇👇 Please contact us for any further information . 👇👇👇👇 👉Follow us and tag yourself if you are interested in sharing your most perfect pictures of our beautiful country @moroccofriendlytravel Credit:® @hafiidii.omaar @walidtighazoui. 👇👇👇👇 ➡📲⬇💯➡📲⬇ 👇👇WEBSITE👇👇 https://smart.bio/moroccofriendlytravel.com 👇FACEBOOK 👇 https://web.facebook.com/moroccofriendlytravel/ . . #travel #travelphotography #photography #nature #travelgram #love #photooftheday #instagood #wanderlust #instatravel #adventure #travelblogger #trip #picoftheday #vacation #explore #traveling #instagram #landscape #ig #travelling #beautiful #holiday #morocco #photo #marrakech #art #naturephotography #sunset #bhfyp

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