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Sacred Groves of Morocco

3 listings catalogued

Customary Amazigh management (not deity-based

Arganeraie (Argan) Biosphere Reserve

SW Morocco (Agadir, Taroudant, Tiznit, Essaouira, Chtouka, Inezgane)

Argan oil (food/cosmetic/medicine), livestock pasture; bulwark against desertification

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Customary Amazigh values: honor & baraka

High Atlas Forest Agdals (regional)

High Atlas Mountains (e.g., Yagour, Oukaïmeden, Aït Bouguemez)

Communal forest-resource management; seasonal closure; sanctuary agdals around shrines

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Muslim saints (sidi/marabout)

Moroccan Marabout Sacred Groves (regional)

Atlas Mountains & rural Morocco

Shelter saints' tombs & burial grounds; last forest remnants in cultivated regions

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