The palm trees sway gently under a balmy sun, the beaches are perfect, and stretched out as far as the eye can see is the wide blue of the Pacific Ocean.

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In the palm groves below the village of Tamalokt is a cistern, a place of utter peace, where scarlet dragonflies skid above the water and the tops of olive trees sway against cerulean sky.

BBC: In search of a lost Moroccan oasis

Bamboo groves sway in the breeze, and persimmons hang bright orange on the trees.

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