Anti Atlas

The Anti-Atlas stretches across southern Morocco, between the High Atlas and the fringes of the Sahara. Its rocky ridges and dry valleys shelter scattered oases and mountain communities. South of the range, watercourses support palm groves such as those around Tata, while mineral deposits near Akka supported medieval mining and metalworking at Tamdoult. The mountains form a rugged transition between the cultivated country to the north and the desert to the south.