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photos by Joel Dowling
Haven’t been to Morocco yet? Check out these scenes from the North African country and then put it on your bucket list immediately.
1/11 Sunrise in the Erg Chebbi
Somewhere near Merzouga, Morocco. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
2/11 The people of Rabat
A man from the medina. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
3/11 Barbary ape
Many of these macaques live in the cedar forest atop Azrou, Morocco. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
4/11 Dunes in Merzouga
In the desert just miles away from Algeria. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
5/11 Mountainside hotel
This hotel and restaurant have expansive views of the awe-inspiring Merzouga desert. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
6/11 A hamsa
Holding a handmade hamsa at the Fabrication de Percussions et de Poterie riad in Fes, Morocco. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
7/11 Vegetables at the medina in Fes
The market was filled with the scents of spices and fresh, aromatic vegetables. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
8/11 Meat at the Fes medina
Not everything at the medina is for the faint of heart. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
9/11 Scenes from Rabat
A medina in the nation’s capital city. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
10/11 Portuguese Cistern
This space in El Jadida, Morocco, is believed to have originally been an armory, but was converted to a cistern int he 16th century. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
11/11 Dades Valley
Through the canyons into the next valley. (Photo: Joel Dowling Photography)
