Toubkal National Park
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Toubkal National Park is a national park
in the High Atlas
mountain range, 70 kilometres from Marrakech
in central-western Morocco
. Established in 1942, it covers an area of 380 km2. Jbel Toubkal is the highest peak of the park at 4,167 metres.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in the High Atlas
High Atlas
High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas Mountains is a mountain range in central Morocco in Northern Africa.The High Atlas rises in the west at the Atlantic Ocean and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moroccan-Algerian border. At the Atlantic and to the southwest the range drops abruptly...
mountain range, 70 kilometres from Marrakech
Marrakech
Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
in central-western Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Established in 1942, it covers an area of 380 km2. Jbel Toubkal is the highest peak of the park at 4,167 metres.
Mountains
The park contains the following mountains:- Jbel Toubkal ( 4167 m)
- L'Ouenkrim (4 089 m )
- Plateau de Tazarhart (3 995 m)
- L'Aksoual ( 3 910 m)
- Ineghmar (3 892 m)
- Bou Iguenouane (3 882m)
- Le Tichki (3 753 m)
- Azrou Tamadout (3 664 m)