Ait Irghite

Ait Irghite is a small and idyllic mountain hamlet with several hundred inhabitants high up in the Atlas foothills near the city of Amizmiz. The village is wonderful and, although I visited in autumn, I can only imagine how lovely it must be in springtime. The village is made entirely of stone and mud-brick topped off with an inexplicably hot pink mosque. The hillsides have been terraced and are covered in apple groves, walnut trees, and gardens of tomatoes, squash, okra, oranges, potatoes, and more. They've even carved a kilometer's long irrigation stream along the mountain side which ends in the village in a series of small waterfalls and pools. Despite it's poverty, the place is simply beautiful.