ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⴻⵏ ⵜⵉⵛⴾⴰ, is Berber for the Tizi n’Tichka pass which is a mountain pass in Morocco linking the south-east of Marrakesh to the city of Ouarzazat through the High Atlas mountains. It lies above the Marrakesh plains, and is a gateway to the Sahara Desert. It reaches an elevation of 2,260 metres (7,415 ft) above sea level, and is the highest major mountain pass in North Africa. The road was constructed along the old caravan trail by the French military in 1936, and is now part of Morocco’s National Route 9.

The mountains were beautiful… lots of trees and much of the landscape reminded us of Sedona, Az and the Painted Desert.