OUM RABIA FALLS

Oum Rabia Falls: The most beautiful parks of Morocco

           In the middle of the mountains of the center Atlas, in Morocco, dozens of Eyes of Besbeb water flow up to thousands of cubic meters per minute, and most of its water is fresh and only a couple of salty, the matter of rocky waterfalls which have brought Moroccans and foreigners to at least one place have pilgrimage for hiking and recreation, within the hot summer of the country, and Rabia has prospered.

And about 45 km from the town, "Khenifra", within the Atlas Mountains within the depths of central Morocco, are the falls "Eyes or Spring", the start of spring water from the river "or spring ", one among the most important rivers within the country.

          It is made from "eyes or springs", consistent with the inhabitants of the region and people who know them, 47 of conscience, which ends up in 40 water, and seven in saltwater, which together forms a rocky waterfall. broadband at thousands of cubic meters per minute, within the beautiful natural landscape.

And the waterfalls encourage Moroccan and foreign tourists to require a walk, especially in spring and summer, once they are less in demand in winter and only a couple of foreigners fall.

Along the valley, modest wooden houses with no monolithic doors on their banks, made from wooden pillar pieces and therefore the roof of the vermin of the trees within the region, they're simply furnished on the bottom with a view of the stream. of water, taken by the Amazighs The owners, all children from neighboring villages, provide space for visitors during the day.

And along the stream itself, the Amazighs greet the ladies and modestly dress the garments, menhmkat while cooking the wood during a traditional clay oven, called "illumination", where visitors access the source area of the " mother of spring ", fresh bread, traditionally Moroccan cuisine (Tagen), cooked over low heat, from the hands of Omazegeyat women, who combine the simplicity of the inhabitants of the villages and therefore the experience of an extended history, the heritage of generations during this Berber region of Morocco.

             The visitors pass the eyes of the region "or the source" between the course of the valley and therefore the cascades, cash in of the knees of the mountains and rocky peaks and therefore the course of the valley and the cascades which arise from these mountains, which have their origin at 15 kilometers which give their children the liberty to play in the water and on its banks before sunset.

Visitors and launches from cities and towns returned home while visitors intended to go to remote areas and foreign tourist accommodation in poor areas.

Radwan Amr, a tourist guide of the region, speaks unequivocally of this eye of admiration for the natural park, but consistent with the wants of the Moroccan authorities for the interest within the region, which he considers, like his other children, as "marginalized".

Amr says that "the scenery here, the character beautiful and charming, but the authorities must concentrate on the infrastructure and facilities that are so easily accessible within the palm of your hand which many visitors and tourists do so".

Amr He adds that "the livelihoods of most youngsters in many surrounding villages are the eyes and therefore the services they supply to Moroccan and foreign visitors, also because of the reception, food and accommodation, and a few services basic tourism ".

According to the spokesperson, visitors to the Moroccan Falls "Eyes or Spring" have traveled tons during the varsity holidays, also as in spring and summer, while foreign tourists, mainly European and from the Gulf and a few from South, mainly target the winter when the movement and therefore the boom are weakened. 

Oum Rabia Falls

Amr refers to the usually cited freshwater region and therefore the abundance of waterfalls, ponds, and forests, "has not received the eye it needs and has not affected the proper to market international tourism".

The river is taken into account to be the "mother of the source", one among the most important rivers in Morocco with a length of around 600 km and a flow of around 142.20 cubic meters per second. It comes from the Atlas Mountains to the south and is rapid during a deep stream.

And multiply the abundance of water in spring or in rivers in winter and spring because the snowmelt accumulates on the neighboring mountain peaks to the source.

And it had been built on the river over 11 dams with a catchment basin of 34,000,335 square kilometers and uses the flow of water from the river to get electricity, where it started a racing station or a source in December / December 2004 and with an influence of 220 kW and quite 500 houses and administrative buildings in 18 villages.