The Berber World

A Berber woman in the desert

A panorama of insights into the many facets of the Berber or Amazigh world — its history, cultures, traditions, customs and legends, its key figures, the ancestral path of its epic story up to today, its distinctive features and its modernity.

The ruins of Tasgedlt drawn by Charles de Foucauld
3 July 2026

Tasgedlt: the mysterious citadel of the Christian princesses

Near Tikirt, in the commune of Aït Zineb, the ruins of Tasgedlt seem almost erased from the landscape. A few walls, damaged towers, a rocky ridge, caverns opening into the cliff: little remains, yet enough for the place to continue speaking. Version française At the end of the 19th century, southern Morocco remained a little-known land for Europeans. Under the Alaouite dynasty, the country only partly controlled these regions, which were often administered by local tribes. In 1883, Charles de …

Discover the Berber world

Send this to a friend