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Draa River

Also known as Wadi Draa, Oued Draa

The Draa is the longest river of Morocco, rising in the High Atlas and flowing south-east and then west to the Atlantic, though its lower course is usually dry. Its middle valley is a long chain of palm oases and fortified villages on the edge of the Sahara. The Saadi family, who ruled Morocco in the 16th and 17th centuries, came from this valley.

Draa River
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Saadi Sultanate

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