Tamegroute
An ancient oasis village famous for green-glazed pottery fired in wood-burning kilns and the 17th-century Quran library of a Sufi lodge.
Tamegroute lies about 20 km southeast of Zagora. The Nasiriyya zawiya here was once an important Sufi center, and its library holds thousands of Quranic, medical and astronomical manuscripts, some written on gazelle skin. The village's pottery cooperative still fires its distinctive green-glazed ceramics in wood-burning kilns, and visitors can watch the process. Underground mud-brick passages in the village can be explored with a guide. The library's outer hall is open to male and female visitors alike, but a tip is required.
Opening hours
approx. 08:00–12:00, 14:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Tinfou Dunes
- Jebel Zagora
- Draa Valley Palm Groves & Amezrou
- Tombouctou 52 Jours Sign
- Ksar Tissergate
- Erg Lihoudi
- Ouled Driss Kasbah
- M'Hamid El Ghizlane