Agadir region : Tiznit

Tiznit is a place of beautiful Souss, there exudes serenity and happiness of life. 

Between argan, olive and palm trees, the Tiznit region presents itself as the place of rendezvous of the sea and the desert, the meeting of the plains and the mountains. 

Retaining its authentic Berber, Tiznit suggests another facet of Morocco, a country in the plural face, with its rich regional diversity and its millenary heritage. 

The city of Tiznit, capital of the province takes its name from that of a holy woman named "Lalla Zninia" which, according to legend, is back from the North and stopped exhausted in place then desert. She lamented his past conduct with all sincerity and showed such repentance god to show him his forgiveness, brought forth at his feet a source. This resurgence was named "Ain El Kdim" by the inhabitants of the city who took the name of the legendary woman "Lalla Zninia." 

The foundation of the city dates back to Tiznit 1882 after the military expedition of Sultan Moulay Hassan I in the Souss region. The need to create this city was dictated by the desire to plant a military post to control the hinterland, particularly the marabout power Tazerwalt (Iligh) and the same deal with any European penetration from the Atlantic. 

The chosen site offers strategic advantages such as proximity to the coast (15 km) and the situation on the trade route linking Essaouira in the Sahara. Moreover Tiznit was populated by indigenous and did not require the addition of a new population. 

Like all great defenses of Morocco Tiznit enclosure was erected along the lines of fortifications Moroccan cities. Inside the city has the look of a traditional distributed according to neighborhoods whose names were taken from the original families (Id Ougfa Ait mohammed, Zkri Id, Id Dalha) tissue. The houses are also reminiscent of the traditional type and, for some homes, fine riads in Marrakech. Among the monuments that characterize the city of Tiznit found the palace of Khalifa (Qasr el Khalifi) which housed the representative of the Sultan, instead of me due and the Grand Mosque. 

The enclosure of Tiznit is a line of walls 7 km long and 8 meters high with towers 56 in number and pierced by five historic gates are: Bab Aglou, Bab el Khemis, Bab Targa, and Bab el Maader Bab Oulad Jerrar .L'ensemble of these doors is Alawite tradition and evokes emotions of those in the city of Essaouira. The materials used are used for curtain rammed earth and rubble. For door openings were used to cut stone.