M'Hamid El Ghizlane

M'Hamid El Ghizlane, also known as Lamhamid Ghozlane, (in Berber : ⵜⴰⵔⴰⴳⴰⵍⵜ Taragalt, in Arabic: محاميد الغزلان for "plain of gazelles") is a small oasis town in Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco, with about 7500 inhabitants.

M'Hamid lies at an altitude of about 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) from the Algerian border at the edge of the Sahara.

The people of M'Hamid lived according to the principles of self-sufficiency for hundreds of years but due to reduced or even absent winter rains since the 1970s agriculture provided and less income and was abandoned almost entirely.

[2] Apart from music, the festival showcases many aspects of nomadic culture: architectural heritage, flora and fauna, visual arts, environmental protection, among others.

Approximately 50-60 km (about 30 to 40 miles) away lie the sand dunes of Erg Chigaga, sometimes more than 100 metres (330 ft) high, which are less often visited by tourists than those in Merzouga.