2024

MA EL AININ ZAWIYA

Mansion to visit

This building, built at the end of the th century by the Sheikh, was designed to ensure its prestige with the Saharan tribes. As it was carried out by artisans of Fez and Marrakech, the necessary construction materials (wood, lime, tiles, etc.), which were absent on site, were transported by sea to Tarfaya and then à back to Smara. Today, partially restored, little work would be needed to save this part of the region's heritage entirely, but they are urgent.

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2024

MA EL AININ MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Remains of the Ma el Aïnin mosque, with some twenty pillars, right next to ... Read more