{"id":13857,"date":"2019-09-09T09:53:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T08:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dunesdeserts.com\/?p=13857"},"modified":"2019-09-09T10:16:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T09:16:57","slug":"the-desert-of-jbilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunesdeserts.com\/en\/the-desert-of-jbilets\/","title":{"rendered":"THE DESERT OF JBILETS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city of Marrakech is located on the plain of Haouz, surrounded in the south by the High Atlas mountains and in the north by the desert of Jbilets. This “desert” of stones dates from the primary era and has extraordinary geological particularities. It is also a playground for many activities. Dunes & Desert<\/a> tells you more about this desert like no other!<\/b><\/p>\n

The desert of Jbilets is located north of the red city. It is mainly composed of old detritic sediments deposited in the primary era, then folded, faulted and recrystallized, of gray to yellow color. They represent the very eroded remains of an old mountain range.<\/p>\n

In the Marrakesh region the first mountain range was formed during the Precambrian era, about 1 billion years ago. It was eroded during a large part of the primary era during a period of extension and provided the materials of the marine sediments of the primary era, mainly detrital sediments (gravel, sand…)<\/p>\n

At the end of the primary era, the continents are getting closer, the sediments are deforming and building a new mountain range, the Hercynian chain, in Europe and Morocco. Its remains are still visible in the Jbilets massif and in the axis of the High Atlas of Marrakech<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 la fin de l’\u00e8re primaire, les continents se rapprochent, les s\u00e9diments se d\u00e9forment et \u00e9difient une nouvelle cha\u00eene de montagne, la cha\u00eene hercynienne, en Europe et au Maroc. Ses restes sont encore bien visibles dans le massif des Jbilets et dans l’axe du Haut Atlas de Marrakech><\/a>.<\/p>\n

So do not expect a desert of sand and dunes as far as the eye can see, it is rather a desert area composed of stones. A lunar landscape forgotten by tourists in which you can practice many fun activities with Dunes & Desert !!<\/p>\n

What to do in the Jbilets desert?<\/b><\/p>\n

This desert offers a lot of activities for all ages! You can indeed do a ride on quad<\/a> or buggy<\/a>, a camel ride<\/a> and even a hot air balloon tour<\/a>!<\/p>\n