Sijilmassa

Not much left to see

Hardly a trace of the medieval city on the trade route in the Middle Ages. Because of the mud construction, the city has deteriorated over time. Nothing is loss by skipping this landmark. Nearby is a ...

Ruins

On our walking tour of Rissani we walked around the ruins of the old Berber city of Sijilmassa. There is not much left of the buildings of this once great city, other than one walled area. The site i...

The Khettara Irrigation System

The route leaving Erfoudon on our Trafalgar Tour took us near Sijilmassa where we stopped and explored an old well (cave). The well was part of the ancient khettara irrigation system that dates back t...

Ruins were Sparse

Maybe because it was all clay, weathering made the ruins pretty bleak for such a large settlement. It was OK but I wouldn't go out of the way to visit this one.

Irrigation

Near Rissani and Sijlimassa there is an irrigation system dating to the 11th century. You can visit it as parts of it have been opened to the public. There arestairs leading down into the underground ...