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Tizi n'Tichka

The main road over the High Atlas, built in 1936 on the old caravan trail, with long hairpins. The highest major pass in North Africa.

The N9 road winding over the Tizi n'Tichka pass in the High Atlas
Tizi n'Tichka pass · gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Against the other passes

Dadès Gorges and Tizi n'Ouano, 2,910 m2,910Dadès Gorges andR704Tizi n'Tirghist, 2,633 m2,633Tizi n'TirghistP3107Tizi n'Tichka, 2,260 m2,260Tizi n'TichkaN9Cedar forest road and Col du Zad, 2,184 m2,184Cedar forest roaN13Tizi n'Test, 2,093 m2,093Tizi n'TestR203Tizi n'Talghemt, 1,907 m1,907Tizi n'TalghemtN13
  • Road: N9
  • From: Marrakech
  • To: Ouarzazate
  • Length: 54 km (the climb, Zerkten to Agouim; about 220 km Marrakech to Ouarzazate)
  • Surface: tarmac
  • Season: Snow often November to March; closed during heavy snow until cleared (December 2025, February 2023).
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tizi_n%27Tichka
  2. www.dangerousroads.org/africa/morocco/2738-tizi-ntichka.html
  3. telquel.ma/instant-t/2025/12/16/fermeture-a-la-circulation-du-col-de-tichka-entre-marrakec

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