The Romance of Tafilet: Sijilmasa's Last Days

In this episode, Lucas and Luna travel to the Tafilalt oasis, the desert gateway that nurtured the Alaouite dynasty. They explore the rise and fall of Sijilmasa, the medieval trading city that connected Morocco to the gold of West Africa, and the events that led to its final ruin in the early 19th century. Along the way, they meet Moulay Ali Cherif, the sharif who founded the Alaouite line, and witness the destruction wrought by Moulay Ismail's heavy-handed rule. The episode unpacks the economics of the gold trade, the fragility of desert cities, and the echoes of Sijilmasa's legacy in modern Morocco. #Tafilalt #Sijilmasa #Alaouite #MoulayAliCherif #MoulayIsmail #GoldTrade #Sahara #Oasis #MoroccanHistory #DesertGateway #18thCentury #19thCentury #MedievalTrade #Sharifian #History #FexingoHistory #NorthAfrica #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo