...Impressive dessert scenery.... beautiful pristine massive sand dunes in pure silence... Erg Chebbi sand dunes are the highest in North Africa... the dunes offer one of the most authentic Sahara Desert experiences... from all the dunes of Morocco, the big dune of Merzouga is one of the highlights...a stunning expanse of iconic fire-orange sand dunes... According to local legends, the Erg Chebbi sand dunes were sent by God as a punishment for turning away a weary traveller... It is believed that the dunes piled up outside Merzouga, to teach the villagers a lesson so that they never refuse to help a traveller again... Thanks a lot Mustapha!【ツ】
Merzouga is located in the Sahara Desert in eastern Morocco on the edge of Erg Chebbi Desert Dunes.
The dunes of Erg Chebbi (Ergs are large dune seas made of wind blown sand) rise up to 150 meters from the surrounding hamada (rocky desert) and altogether it spans an area of 28 kilometers from north to south and up to 5–7 kilometers from east to west lining the Algerian border.
Stretching from Egypt to Morocco, the Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world, comparable in size to the continental US.
Stamp:
Commemorative King Mohammed VI.
(Issued 2002)
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