In the western High Atlas Mountains, which stretch across the entire southern horizon of Marrakech and are pierced by steep-sided valleys, plateaus are very rare. The Adrar Yagour is one of these precious exceptions. It lies hidden behind a high ridge of red sandstone that rises to 2,728 metres at Adrar Yagour, overlooking Marrakech and the Haouz plain. Behind this dark barrier, the plateau stretches over twenty kilometres from Oued Zat in the east to Oued Ourika in the west, and is four to five kilometres wide.
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