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The story of Muhammad al-Makki with the two French tourists

Today, everyone is talking about Mohamed Al-Maki, a young man from a town in the Tinghir province's mountains who featured in a video with two French visitors, demonstrating the spontaneity and kindness of Moroccans.

Tinghir

Moha: We don't sell bread...a sentence that made him famous and

 gave Morocco a positive image.

He wasn't Muhammad al-Makki, or "Moha," as the people of the southeast prefer to refer to him. He understands that the remark "We don't sell bread" catapults him to stardom when the French media applauded his dealings and behavior with two French tourists preoccupied with finding and delving in the unknown in a forgotten place.

Mohamed, a shepherd who lives in the Ait Moussa roundabout in the dirt commune of Tinghir province, was out shopping with his donkey as usual when he was astonished by two French tourists approaching him and asking, "Do you have bread?" They inquired about the price before he reacted spontaneously with yes and handed them a piece of bread, to which he replied: No. No, in the sense that we are not a bread-selling people.

Muhammad al-Makki

Moha was able to promote tourism in his nation in a spontaneous manner at a time when we sorely need this essential sector to recover, and he also projected an honorable picture of the common Moroccan who does not hesitate to help and support others. 

Morocco's Tinghir Province is one of the country's provinces. Tinghir Province is located in the Draa-Tafilalet region, in the heart of the Kingdom.

Tinghir province has several natural qualities that qualify it to be one of Morocco's most beautiful natural tourism sites.

Tinghir

The city of Tinghir, or Tinghir Castle, is located in the southeast of the country, between the High Atlas Mountains and the Little Atlas Mountains. It is the home of mountain tourism and a destination for fans of oases, kasbahs, lakes, and douars.

Tinghir was called after Tinghir's largest peak, which stands to the east of the city and overlooks it. Tinghir is a Berber word that translates to "shoulder." This was the name given to the city after it had been lost for generations. It was known as "Tudjet," after a Berber woman who guarded the city's solitary oasis and oversaw the watering of trees and palms as well as livestock supplies. This signifies that water has always been at the center of the place's continuity, freshness, and delight.

When you arrive at the city's gates, you'll be greeted by a scenic landscape adorned with palm trees and leaning against the mountains, with a blue water line in the middle known as the Lake of the Holy Fish...and all of this in a picturesque strategic location interspersed with landscapes on top of the mountainous Todgha straits that attract Moroccan and foreign tourists, as well as high mountain peaks that exceed 2000 meters in height, which appeals to both Moroccan and foreign tourists.

The simplicity of the people of Tinghir is a distinctive mark imparted to all visitors to the region, and the simplicity of the "Tingiri" person who speaks Berber was reflected in his interaction with the ocean and the person who came to them.

And the inhabitants' simplicity is evidenced by their ability to absorb Moroccan Jews for decades, making it a haven for coexistence, peace, and security, as well as a popular tourist destination for Spaniards, particularly during the Easter week, when many of them used to celebrate the holiday amid the city's mountains and parks.

Want to learn more about Tinghir? It can be experienced in a thousand different ways. Tinghir is a lovely city famed for its spectacular palm grove and the famous Todra gorges. It was built in phases around a point dominated by the remnants of an old Glaoui palace.

Its name originates from the Tamazight tinghir, which means "mountain location" (ighir, shoulder or crest). It has a population of 40,000 people.

The palm grove stretches 30 kilometers from one side of the city to the other, interspersed with little ksouret kasbahs. Tourists can go on walks and discover a comprehensive community organization there, which includes work in the fields and water distribution.

The Todra gorges, high limestone cliffs excavated by the Todra wadi for millennia, are 15 kilometers from the heart of Tinghir and impress with their stunning escarpment tumbling down to the riverbed.

Discover Tinghir's most stunning tourist attractions.