Ziz Gorges

Ziz Gorges

The Ziz Gorges are a series of gorges in Morocco defined by two artificial gates at both their southern and northern ends. At their southern end is the dam of Hassan Addakil and an artificial lake. At their northern end is the Tunnel de Légionnaire built by French colonial troops in the 1930s in order to create a passageway to the Ziz Valley. The gorge is a result of the Ziz River cutting through the Atlas Mountains. [ [http://lexicorient.com/morocco/ziz_gorges.htm LookLex / Morocco / Ziz gorges / The cut through the Atlas ] ]

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* [http://lexicorient.com/morocco/ziz_gorges.htm An image of the gorges]


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