CARTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE RECENT DISSEMINATION OF THE ARGAN TREE IN NORTHERN MOROCCO

KECHAIRI Réda; BENMAHIOUL Benamar

KECHAIRI Réda FSNV/STU, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen, Pôle 2 de la rocade, Mansoura, Tlemcen, Algérie
BENMAHIOUL Benamar FSNV/STU, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen, Pôle 2 de la rocade, Mansoura, Tlemcen, Algérie

Keywords: Argan tree, cartographical analysis, isolated stations, North of Morocco, caravans’ roads

Abstract

GIS cartographic processing was carried out to verify a hypothesis put forward by some authors, stating that the position of isolated argan tree stations in northern Morocco is due to recent dissemination. With cartographic evidence, we were able to deduce a historical link between the 10th and 12th century, where the caravan routes crossed the two islets, Beni-Snassen and Wadi Grou.