OUED LAOU

OUED LAOU

Oued Laou Basin is located in the northwestern region of Morocco in
Provinces of Tetouan and Chefchaouen. It is located in the central part of the
Rif chain known as the Rif High. It is bounded by the peaks of Jebel Kelti
(1928m) to the west, Soukna (1800m) and Tissouka (2180m) in the south-east, Tazoute
(1800m) in the north-east and the Mediterranean Sea to the north
It is a small pond with an area not exceeding 930 square kilometers (maximum width
of 28Km, east-west and 47 km long, north-south) and whose streams
main Oued Lau has a length of 70 km. With the exception of the coastal plain, it
This is a very hilly area with steep slopes and unevenness
important.
The headwaters of the Oued Lau submeridian follows a path in the region
Chefchaouen. He then dominated to the east by the alignment of the peaks of the
limestone ridge and to the west by the high numidiennes peaks. The middle and
below are located on the North side Rif and have a SW-NE direction.
The main feature of the basin lies in the fact that it is a basin
surplus in water resources. Thus, there is a water utilization
superficial in hydropower generation and irrigation, groundwater
are used for the general purposes of the population and irrigation of small
areas in the mountains.
Oued Lau is primarily a town born of the activity of fishing. At sunrise and sunset, the past the beach or on the terrace cafes with arrivals and departures of fishing boats. At night, the ocean is claisemée lanterns fishing boats. Everything is very artisanal: rudimentary boat, net handmade, oil lamp.

Take a trip to the Central Market, in the morning, it is full of fish caught in the morning, at ridiculous prices! And if you do not like cooking, downtown restaurants specialize in grilled fish tagines and fish !! mmmmm

Oued Lau is also a paradise for lovers of fishing line. You can fish all over the shore, but preferably in the evening, so as not to obstruct swimmers.
At any time, you can also fish from the rock Mekkad, which borders the beach of Oued Lau in the West, or in the river Oued Lau, which borders the village to the east.

Hooks and lines are sold in the village when the bait, the young people of the village and leisure compete to make home. When cane, some children miraculous fishing with a fishing pole made of reed!
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