An oasis is a point where there is water in a desert. Most of Morocco beyond the Atlas mountains is desert. The Sahara desert lies close to the mountains' eastern borders.

Some deserts are sand; others are stony or rocky. Some deserts are flat plains; others are mountainous. A desert is defined by the scarcity of precipitation.

You are looking at a few date palms on the edge of the Tafilalt oasis. The oasis lies behind us. We are close to the Algerian border in southeastern Morocco.