Tizi n'Tichka

Tizi n'Tichka
Tizi n'Tichka
Elevation 2,260 m (7,415 ft)
Location Morocco
Range Atlas Mountains
Coordinates 31°17′9″N 7°22′51″W / 31.28583°N 7.38083°W / 31.28583; -7.38083Coordinates: 31°17′9″N 7°22′51″W / 31.28583°N 7.38083°W / 31.28583; -7.38083
Tizi n'Tichka
Col du Tichka

Tizi n'Tichka (Tashelhit:ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵛⴽⴰ, Tizi, mountain pass; Išqqa, difficult)[1] is a mountain pass in Morocco, linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains. It lies between the great Marrakech Plains and the gateway of the Sahara Desert. From November - March, snow can often fall on the pass, but it can be warm all year round in the strong sun.[2] It reaches an elevation of 2,260 m above the sea level and is the highest major mountain pass of North Africa. The road was constructed by the French military in 1936,[3] and is now part of National Route 9 (Morocco).

The last wild Barbary lion sighted in the Western Atlas was shot near Tizi n'Tichka pass in 1942.[4]

References

  1. English-TashlHeet / TashlHeet-English (pdf). Morocco: Peace Corps. Retrieved 2014-05-22 via Friends of Morocco. (Archive)
  2. "TIZI N' TICHKA PASS Crossing the Tizi n' Tichka Pass in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco". trazzler. trazzler. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. "Side Trips in Ouarzazate". Frommers. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. Black, Simon A.; Fellous, Amina; Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki; Roberts, David L. (2013-04-03). "Examining the Extinction of the Barbary Lion and Its Implications for Felid Conservation". PLoS ONE 8 (4): –60174. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060174. Retrieved 2015-04-18.

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