Toubkal National Park

Toubkal National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Sign of the park
Location	Morocco
Coordinates	31°5′N 7°50′W
Area	380 km^2 (150 sq mi)
Established	1942

Toubkal National Park is a national park in the High Atlas mountain range, 70 kilometres from Marrakesh in central-western Morocco. Established in 1942, it covers an area of 380 km^2. Jbel Toubkal is the highest peak of the park at 4,167 metres.

Main attractions

The Toubkal National Park offers many attractions to visitors. Climbing to the mountain peak takes two days and offers flowery landscapes in spring and colourful forests of cedar oaks and junipers in autumn. The Berber village of Imlil, surrounded by mountains, is a stop point to immerse oneself in the dwellers' simple lives. The ecomuseum of the Toubkal National Park showcases the history of the park and the ongoing projects about sustainability and protection of endangered species. [1][2]

The village of Imlil

Archaeological sites

In October 2012 Salafists were blamed for destroying an 8,000-year-old petroglyph within the park that depicted the Sun as a divinity.[3][4]

Geography

Important Bird Area

The park has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of Barbary partridges, Levaillant's woodpeckers, subalpine, Sardinian, spectacled and Tristram's warblers, Moussier's redstarts, and black-eared and black wheatears.[5]

Mountains

The park contains the following mountains:

• Toubkal (4167 m)
• Ouanoukrim (4089 m )
• Plateau de Tazarhart (3995 m)
• L'Aksoual ( 3910 m)
• Ineghmar (3892 m)
• Bou Iguenouane (3882m)
• Le Tichki (3753 m)
• Azrou Tamadout (3664 m)

References

1. "The Toubkal National Park Guide (2021)". Moroccanzest. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
2. "Accueil". Parc national de Toubkal (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-20.
3. Karam, Souhail (18 October 2012). "Salafists blamed for destroying pagan rock carving in Morocco". Reuters.
4. "Region | Morocco Pagan rock carving in Morocco destroyed". Gulf News. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
5. "Parc National de Toubkal". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-21.