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The Geoheritage of the Doukkala-Abda Region
(Morocco): An Opportunity for Local
Socio-Economic Sustainable Development
Le géopatrimoine de la région Doukkala-Abda
(Maroc): une opportunité pour un
développement socio-économique local
durable
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A. Enniouar, E. Errami, A. Lagnaoui, and O. Bouaala
Abstract
The Doukkala-Abda region has a rich natural heritage, making it an important attraction for
national and international tourists. However, its geoheritage remains little known to the
general public, despite the numerous multidisciplinary scienti
c studies that have been carried
out. A preliminary inventory has identi
ecting the geomorphological,
geological and environmental history of the region. The scienti
ed 36 geosites, re
c, technical and ecological
aspects of 14 of these geosites are described in this paper. They are: the Precambrian rhyolites,
the Sidi Sa
achou basin with its numerous geosites, consolidated and unconsolidated
dunes, Jbel Irhoud, the escarpments of Jorf Lasfar, Sidi Bouzid and Lalla Fatna, Sidi Moussa-
Oualidia lagoon complexes, Zima Lake and El Goraan, El Khenzira and the Oualidia caves.
The rich bio- and geodiversity of these sites has an important geotouristic potential. An
objective evaluation of these sites is needed. This will allow the development of geotourism
and ecotourism as new component of cultural tourism. A network of geotrails linking coastal
geosites to sites in the hinterland would help promote socio-economic activities and create
jobs which will increase the income of the local population whose economy is mainly based
on agriculture and cattle breeding.
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Résumé
La r
de un patrimoine naturel riche, qui en fait une attraction
importante des touristes nationaux et internationaux, bien que son g
é
gion des Doukkala-Abda poss
è
é
opatrimoine reste inconnu
é
é
pour le grand public. Cela malgr
les nombreux travaux scienti
ques pluridisciplinaires men
s
sur le territoire. Un inventaire pr
é
liminaire a permis d
'
identi
er trente-six g
é
osites re
é
tant
l
'
histoire g
é
omorphologique, g
é
ologique et environnementale de la r
é
gion. Dans le pr
é
sent
article, nous avons d
é
crit les aspects scienti
ques, techniques et
é
cologiques de quatorze
g
é
osites seulement. Ces sites sont: les rhyolites du Pr
é
cambrien,
le bassin de Sidi Sa
ï
d
Maachou avec ses nombreux g
es, Jbel Irhoud,
les falaises de Jorf Lasfar, de Sidi Bouzid et de Lalla Fatna, le complexe lagunaire de Sidi
é
osites, les dunes consolid
é
es et non consolid
é
