Tafilalt or
Tafilet (
Berber:
Tafilalt, ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ; ) is a region and the most important
oasis of the
Moroccan part of the
Sahara Desert; it is also considered one of the largest oases in the world. Entirely located along the
Ziz River, the oasis ten days' journey south of
Fez, across the
Atlas Mountains. It is celebrated for its large and luscious
dates.
Al Hassan Addakhil, ancestor of the reigning
Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco, cultivated these with such success around 1250 that he could fund the dynasty's rise to power.