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Tamegroute Library
Thirteenth-century manuscripts on gazelle skin in the Tamegroute zaouia library
A zaouia library holding manuscripts dating to the thirteenth century — Quranic texts, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine written on gazelle skin. The Nasiriyya brotherhood that maintains it has been in Tamegroute since 1575. The green pottery workshops next door use a glaze formula specific to this village.
Tamegroute is a stop on our Draa Valley route south of Zagora. The library opens by request — we arrange it. The manuscripts are on gazelle skin.
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