Sebou River
| Name | Rio da Mamora  |
|---|---|
| Origin of the watercourse | Moyen Atlas |
| Mouth of the watercourse | Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributary | Ouergha River, Inaouen River |
| Drainage basin | Sebou River basin |
| Country | Morocco |
| Coordinate location | 34°15′50″N 6°40′54″W |
De Sebou (Berber: Asif en Sbu, Arabic: سبو) be a river insyd northern Morocco. At ein source insyd de Middle Atlas mountains e be known as de Guigou River (Berber: Asif n Gigu).[1] De river be 496 kilometers long weye get an average water flow of 137 m3/s, wich dey make am de largest North African river by volume. E dey pass near Fes, de second largest city insyd Morocco, den e dey discharge to de Atlantic Ocean at Mehdya. Sebou be navigable for only 16km as far as de city of Kenitra, wich get de only river port insyd Morocco. Ein most important tributaries be de Ouergha River, Baht River den Inaouen River. De river dey support irrigation insyd Morocco ein most fertile region: de Gharb.
History
[edit | edit source]Sebou be known insyd antiquity as Sububus. Pliny de Elder dey state say an e be "magnificus et navigabilis" (grand den navigable), wey dey flow near de towns of Banasa (near de city of Mechra Bel Ksiri) den Thamusida.[2][3]
Der be scant historical reference to de Sebou be used for navigation after de Islamic conquest; nevertheless, ein river mouth be an important harbor den shipyard insyd de Almohad period.
Insyd 1669–1670, de Alaouite sultan Moulay Rashid build a bridge over de river near Fes wich be preserved today.[4]: 28 [5][6][7]: 410
During de precolonial period, de Sebou be renowned for ein Twait shad wich be highly prized by de people of Fex, buh secof pollution de shad cam be extinct on de Sebou.
Insyd de first years of de French protectorate an expedition successfully navigate de Sebou from Sidi Ali Ben Sliman to de city of Fez on a small steam boat Le Dantec.
Environmental issues
[edit | edit source]A number of water pollutants enter de Sebou River, notably wey dey include pesticides den fertilisers from agricultural runoff den untreated sewage from towns along de river.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Sebou River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ Pliny the Elder. Natural History, book V (in Latin). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ↑ Natural History, book V, translated (in English).
- ↑ Gaudio, Attilio (1982). Fès: Joyau de la civilisation islamique. Paris: Les Presse de l'UNESCO: Nouvelles Éditions Latines. ISBN 2723301591.
- ↑ "Pont Oued Sebou". Inventaire et Documentation du Patrimoine Culturel du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
- ↑ Le Maroc de 1631 à 1812: extrait de l'ouvrage intitulé "Ettordjemân elmoʿarib ʿan douel elmachriq ou ʿlMaghrib de Aboulqâsem Ben Ahmed Ezziani. Translated by Houdas, Octave Victor. École des langues orientales vivantes. 1886. p. 21.
- ↑ Marçais, Georges (1954). L'architecture musulmane d'Occident. Paris: Arts et métiers graphiques.
- ↑ Thieme, Michele & Abell, Robin & Stiassny, Melanie & Skelton, Paul. (2005). Freshwater Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Bibliovault OAI Repository, the University of Chicago Press. 1–431.
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