Merzouga City

Merzouga City: Moroccan clinic for treatment with sand

Southeast Kingdom of Morocco, Merzouga city Alqubha tourists as "the sand overlooking the sea", which is just 130 kilometers from the city of Al Rashidiya. Is available. This city spaces wide sandy destination Visitors to cure rheumatism disease.

You can access to the city by road or by air. Wild road runs from the city of Al Rashidiya that make up for any traveler crossing point into the region. Due to the status of the city and its attraction, it was running a direct line between Casablanca and Merzouga by public transport bus during the summer. The weather the way, is up across the airline, which was launched early last summer between Casablanca and Al Rashidiya. The traveler access to the airport Moulay Ali Sharif, needs to take a taxi to reach the Merzouga area

He tells us Mr. Mahjoub alone, one of the supervisors of the sandy bathing operations, details. Embedded in the person who wants a full bath in the sand, with the exception of the head, which is covered large circular hat, known colloquially as the "Altaraza", which is similar to Mexican hats to avoid heatstroke. Last landfill process or the so-called colloquially "backfill" between 10 and 15 minutes. During this period, it offers supervisors a person accompanying the beneficiary of sandy bathing process, low doses of water so as not to become infected by the absorption process carried out by the sand drought.

Never landfill operation, according to the governor, the creation of places like burial graves. The people of the region in this process since the early morning, so that this drilling largest gain heat from the sun and be ready to receive interested in treatment. Mr. lonely pier 22 adds that before carrying out the landfill, visitors are required to fast from eating cold drinks and water, and their pressure is measured in the blood. Immediately after the end of the landfill, the person is extracted and wrapped Balhaf of wool or what is known colloquially as the Moroccan "Manth" or "blanket", so to ward off any airflow. Then enter one of the tents to a place near the landfill in order to relax and eat a hot drink mixed with herbs, with a view to sweating. And a person can undertake this process through three or four days to complete the treatment.

After spending nearly 15 minutes in the tent, head of the treatment to a traditional bathrooms in the region to enjoy a warm bath in hot water.

Hamza al-Naimi, aged 44 years, and one of attendees say to visit the region for treatment of arthritis and rheumatism pain, that take advantage of the bathing sand Merzouga share, are not arbitrary, and that before burying any visitor in the sand, those responsible for the bathroom sandy measuring blood pressure has . He adds that patients with diabetes and heart prevents them strictly prohibited bathing in the sand and can only enjoy the sun.