Todgha Gorge

Todgha Gorge
View from the canyon floor
Todgha Gorge is located in Morocco
Todgha Gorge
Todgha Gorge
Floor elevationapprox. 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)
Length15 miles (24 km)
Width10 to 1,000 metres (33 to 3,281 ft)
Geography
Coordinates31°33′N 5°33′W / 31.55°N 5.55°W / 31.55; -5.55

The Todgha Gorges (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵓⴷⵖⴰ; Arabic: مضيق تودغا‌) are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir.[1] Both the Todgha (or Todra) River,[2] and the neighbouring Dadès River are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres (25 mi) through the mountains. The height of the canyon walls can vary, but in some places can be up to 400 metres (1,312 ft) high.[1]

  1. ^ a b Scheffel, Richard L.; Wernet, Susan J., eds. (1980). Natural Wonders of the World. United States of America: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. p. 385. ISBN 0-89577-087-3.
  2. ^ Morocco Tourism Trips, Todra Gorge: All you Need to Know, accessed on 29 August 2024