Tafraout
Tafraout is a picturesque oasis town nestled in the heart of the Ameln Valley within the Anti-Atlas Mountains of southern Morocco. Renowned for its distinctive pink granite rock formations, almond groves, and traditional Amazigh (Berber) settlements, the region features fortified earthen kasbahs and watchtowers built harmoniously into the dramatic rocky mountainside.
Issued in 1955 as part of the definitive monuments and landscapes series (MAROC / المغرب), this 40-franc postage stamp (POSTES / TAFRAOUT) captures the natural beauty and vernacular architecture of the Anti-Atlas. Designed by A. Delpy and engraved by Raoul Serres, the vibrant reddish-orange vignette depicts a crenellated mud-brick fortress tower alongside local dwellings and palm trees set against Tafraout's towering granite boulders.
Issued in 1955 as part of the definitive monuments and landscapes series (MAROC / المغرب), this 40-franc postage stamp (POSTES / TAFRAOUT) captures the natural beauty and vernacular architecture of the Anti-Atlas. Designed by A. Delpy and engraved by Raoul Serres, the vibrant reddish-orange vignette depicts a crenellated mud-brick fortress tower alongside local dwellings and palm trees set against Tafraout's towering granite boulders.