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the deserts they carie cloth, oile, and leather. Their mountaines abound with oliues, come, and all kinde of fruits : and of their grapes they make euery yeere most excellent and sweete raisins. Figs they haue great plentie : and their walnut-trees are so high, that a puttocke may securely builde his nest vpon the tops : for it is impossible for any man to climbe vp. On each side of the way which leadeth from hence to the riuer
Guadelhabid there are most pleasant and beautiful gardens. My selfe (I remember) was here present when their oranges, figs, and other fruits were growen to ripenes ; and was entertained by a certaine priest, who dwelt not farre from a stately Mahumetan temple, standing by that riuer which runneth through the market-place of the towne.
173:, Bzou is a great place to spend a day or two on an environmental tour of Morocco. There are various day hikes to the smaller mountain douwars and to the riverside hills which overlook the valley. In the summer, Bzou's main attraction, "Temda", blossoms into a must-see hangout spot for locals and tourists. A small natural pond fed by runoff from the river Oued el Abid, Temda is flanked by cafés, trees and flowers up and around the rock face which surround it. Since summer heat fades only in the evening and the light lingers relatively late, this cool shady retreat remains a local hot spot into the night.
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in many ways Bzou, was driven by the presence of various merchant Jewish families who bought and sold an assortment of products, providing the area with much needed commerce. Today only one member remains, living in Foum Teghia and still dealing with commerce. Bzou is historically referenced in Jewish tradition as a poor place with limited resources, as told by Rabbi Simon
Serfaty "בז׳ו בזויה מכל הארצות - קוסקוס בבוקר, קוסקוס בערב, עד ששכחתי ברכת המזון" - meaning "In Bzou, Eating
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Fantasia is a traditional equestrian performance practiced during cultural festivals throughout
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Eventually, the limited accessibility and physical growth potential of
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THE ancient towne of Bzo is built vpon an high hill about twenty miles westward from the towne last mentioned. Within three miles of Bzo runneth the foresaid riuer of
Guadelhabid. The townesmen are honest people, exercising merchandize, and going decently apparelled : To them which inhabite
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Another regional summer attraction is the town's annual festival in July–August. The festival, or moussem, features traditional music, theater and fantasia as well as a wide display of local artisans' products. Numerous local painters, potters and craftsmen put their stock up for sale, but the
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With a population of approximately 4,200 people in its center and 14,505 in the commune as a whole, Bzou is regionally and nationally famous for its production of the highest quality fabric used in the tailoring of a specific piece of traditional
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