The journey from Agadir to Dakar | Al Jazeera World
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Morocco's key natural resources include phosphates, zinc, manganese and iron ore. The mining industry is important to the national economy and its products highly sought abroad.
Moroccan truck drivers Ibrahim Tabii and Abdelkabir Ainan risk their lives on dangerous roads and through disputed terrain to bring mineral material from Agadir to Dakar, a 3,000-kilometre journey that can take around two weeks.
This is not like truck driving across the United States where long distances are common and hours are controlled by the federal law. It's not like driving in Europe with its tight regulation and vehicle monitoring systems measuring driver-time at the wheel.
This is driving in Saharan Africa. There are no motorway service stations, no 24-hour SOS vehicle recovery and no spare parts at the end of a mobile phone. Driving hours are not obviously regulated and there are hardly any rest areas.
The two drivers also have to pass through an area known as the Western Sahara. It has been a disputed territory between Morocco and what's called the Polisario Front since 1975. The UN has maintained a peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, a territory about the size of New Zealand, for 27 years.
UN efforts have repeatedly failed to broker a settlement over the disputed territory, which the Sahrawi people, led by the PF says belongs to them. The Polisario Front, a formerly armed nationalist group signed a cease-fire with Morocco in 1991; but since the conflict has made this leg of the journey risky.
When the two drivers reach the border with Mauritania, they're heavily delayed and by customs and immigration formalities and have no alternative but to wait in a makeshift bedroom until vehicle checks and done and visas issued.
In the US, a driver can be at the wheel for up to 11 hours out of 14. In Europe, the rules are tighter, the daily maximum is normally nine hours but breaks have to be taken every four-and-a-half hours. Daily rest should be eleven hours.
But this is the Moroccan Sahara. Laws setting out the working hours and conditions for freight drivers are hard to identify at the present time, although the Moroccan government does recognise the importance of road safety and is currently devising a national road safety strategy.
I'm sleepy because we haven't rested. We're always under pressure from phone calls, says Ibrahim. Even though we're entitled to rest for an hour after a four-hour drive, the manager doesn't allow it. We're forced to drive day and night. If you get the chance to sleep, it's for a maximum of two hours.
Unlike travelling in other regions of the world with better infrastructure, road conditions in Mauritania are generally poor, making travel difficult. Roadside assistance is non-existent and the country's size (larger than Texas and New Mexico combined) and harsh climate make road maintenance and repair especially problematic.
Mauritania has only about 2,070 km (1,286 miles) of surfaced roads, 710 km (441 miles) of unsurfaced roads, and 5,140 km (3,194 miles) of unimproved tracks, according to countryreports.org.
Drivers are advised to check the tide times, travel in convoy if possible and ensure adequate supplies of water and fuel are available. Local drivers tend to drive without regard to traffic signs or rules.
Roadway obstructions and hazards caused by drifting sand, animals, and poor roads often plague motorists, according to Nasser Weddady, a Middle East and North Africa consultant based in Boston, Massachusetts.
The two drivers also get seriously delayed at the border into Senegal, waiting for papers, getting information from their shipping agent, talking to their boss back in Agadir, and waiting for their passports. All the while, they're missing their families.
Finally, after 3,000 kilometers and over two weeks on the road, the men reach Dakar and unload their trucks. But the return journey with a load of fresh mangoes also has its problems and Ibrahim has to travel back to Morocco empty because of the refrigeration on his vehicle isn't working.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim's reconsidering his career options: The only thing I've been thinking about is going home and returning the truck to its owner and quitting. You can't turn down a job in Africa when you're unemployed. I have to provide for my family so I try to put up with it but it's difficult. I'd rather go home, rest and find another job.
As for Abdelkabir, a steady salary is better than a big occasional one.
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Morocco road trip /Agadir, Essaouira, Merzouga (Sahara desert), Marrakesh, Casablanca
Morocco road trip was in October of 2019. My route included these places: Agadir, Lezgira beach, Essaouira, Ait-Ben-Haddou, Boumalne Dades, Merzouga (Sahara desert), Todra Gorge, Marrakesh, Casablanca. It took 10 days and about 3000 km.
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Morocco road trip - Rabat, Merzouga, Ait Benhaddou
In our 2500 km self-drive road trip we stopped in Essaouira, Rabat, Fes, Merzouga (Sahara), Ait Benhaddou, Marrakech and Agadir.
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Авто путешествие по Марокко в октябре 2019. Мой маршрут включал: Агадир (Agadir), пляж Лезгира (Lezgira beach), Эссуэйра (Essaouira), Айт- Бен-Хадду (Ait-Ben-Haddou), Дадес (Boumalne Dades), Мерзуга (Merzouga (Sahara desert), ущелье Тодра (Todra Gorge), Марракеш (Marrakesh), Касабланка (Casablanca). Составил порядка 2500км и был рассчитан на 10 дней.
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The A3 motorway or Casablanca - Agadir 1 motorway is a 429 km long Moroccan highway that connects Casablanca to Agadir via the north-west of Marrakech. It is part of the Transmaghrebine highway.
The Marrakech - Agadir section has 4 rest areas, 7 interchange toll stations and two maintenance centers; It includes the Zaouiat Aït Mellal Tunnel, 560 meters long, 13 viaducts with a total length of 2,921 meters, 90 bridges and 55 pedestrian and vehicular crossings.
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Agadir (Berber: Agadir; Moroccan Arabic: اگادير) is a major city in central coastal Morocco, the capital of Agadir-Ida Ou Tanane province (MA-AGD) and of the Souss-Massa-Drâa economic region some 508 km to the south of Casablanca, 173 km from Essaouira and 235 km to the west of Marrakech. A majority of its inhabitants speak Berber as their mother tongue. The city is located on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River flows into the ocean.
The city of Agadir together with the neighbouring cities of Inezgane and Ait Melloul was estimated in 2013 to have 609,088 inhabitants. According to the 2004 census, there were 346,106 inhabitants in that year and the population of the Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Outanane was 487,954 inhabitants. Agadir is one of the major urban centres of Morocco, the seventh largest conurbation of the country after Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Marrakech, Meknes, and Tangier. The population density is quite high. Three languages are spoken in the city: Arabic (mainly Darija, which is the Moroccan Arabic dialect); Ta-Chelh-it (or Shilha Berber) by the Berbers (who are also known as I-Mazigh-en Berbers or Ch'leuhs: I-Celḥiy-en); and French. The mayor is Tariq Kabbaj.
Destroyed by earthquake in 1960, the city has been completely rebuilt with mandatory seismic standards. It is now the largest seaside resort in Morocco, where foreign tourists and many residents are attracted by an unusually mild year-round climate. Since 2010, it has been well served by low cost flights and a Motorway from Tangiers, the city attracts all walks of life and has had an annual growth rate of over 6% per year in housing demand while housing production barely exceeds 3.4%The mild winter climate (January average midday temperature 20.5°C/69°F) and good beaches have made it a major winter sun destination for Northern Europeans.
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Don't miss to watch the only one place where grow the Argan trees: in Agadir,famous city of Morocco.In the villages of this Maroccain teritory peoples prepare many products from argan, oil,tee,cremes,and food components.But in this video you have more explication live,in english.My job is only to uploud my video made in 2018 in Morocco.
Morocco Road Trip | Essaouira, Casablanca & Rabat
Our road trip through Morocco has begun as we eave Marrakesh and make our way towards some of the coastal towns of this beautiful country.
First up we had a few more spots to see in Marrakesh with our first ever visit in the incredible Bahia Palace - honestly designing our future house after the Moroccan architects.
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The Unknown South || Agadir, Morocco
We were told that Agadir was a touristy beach town... but this video is about the things we weren't told; how awesome the locals are, how delicious the food is, and how gorgeous the water can be.
When you think of Morocco, you probably don’t think of the city Agadir but this place needs to be on your list of places to visit!
Right when we landed in Morocco, we could hardly contain our excitement and wasted no time in seeing our surrounding and started to explore the city!
Agadir is strewn with incredibly beautiful beaches and had some of the best sunsets we have ever seen!
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