Tissint

Tissint belongs to the arid country south of the Moroccan mountain ranges, where oasis agriculture depends on the careful use of scarce water. Date palms provide shade for smaller crops, while channels and shared rights organize the distribution of irrigation. Beyond cultivated ground, grazing and movement between water sources connect settlements across a much wider landscape. The contrast between concentrated greenery and dry surrounding terrain gives every dependable spring and crossing particular importance.

Tissint lies near Tata in southern Morocco and is associated with an oasis on the Tissint wadi. Oasis settlements in the wider region depended on irrigation and formed part of a landscape of desert routes and exchange.