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National Parks

Morocco's eleven national parks, from the High Atlas to the Sahara

The High Atlas rising behind the Agafay desert

The High Atlas rising behind the Agafay desert. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Morocco has eleven national parks, protecting everything from High Atlas peaks to Saharan lagoons. Toubkal is the famous one, but the bird lagoons of the Atlantic coast and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas are just as rewarding.

The High Atlas rising behind the Agafay desert
Toubkal National ParkMarrakech-Safi · Est. 1942: North Africa's highest peak (4,167 m) and its high valleys.
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Tazekka National ParkFès-Meknès · Cedar and oak forests in the Middle Atlas, near Taza.
Souss-Massa National Park
Souss-Massa National ParkSouss-Massa · Est. 1991: the last refuge of the northern bald ibis.
Al Hoceima coast
Al Hoceima National ParkTanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma · Est. 2004: cliffs and coves on the Mediterranean coast.
Ifrane
Ifrane National ParkFès-Meknès · Est. 2004: the great cedar forest and its macaques.
Akchour, Chefchaouen
Talassemtane National ParkTanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma · Est. 2004: Rif fir forests above Chefchaouen.
Khnifiss lagoon
Khenifiss National ParkLaâyoune-Sakia El Hamra · Est. 2006: the great Atlantic lagoon and its flamingos.
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Khenifra National ParkBéni Mellal-Khénifra · Est. 2008: Middle Atlas lakes, including Aguelmame Aziza and Sidi Ali.
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Haut Atlas Oriental National ParkDrâa-Tafilalet · Est. 2004: high steppe between Midelt and Errachidia.
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Iriqui National ParkSouss-Massa · Est. 1994: the dry lake and desert between Zagora and Tata.
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Dakhla National ParkDakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab · Desert, dunes and wetlands around the Dakhla peninsula.

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