Ouergha River
Introduction Ouergha RiverThe Sebou River watershed with the oued Ouergha (upper center)The '''Ouergha River''' or Oued Ouerrha (Berber: '''Asif n Wergha''')(Arabic:واد ورغة) is a watercourse in Morocco that is a tributary to the Sebou River.
History The Ouergha River was the site of a key battle during the French invasion of Morocco in 1924.The French, encouraging the fighting of native Moroccan tribes among each other, advanced with 12,000 troops to a crossing of the Ouergha and achieved a major victory here without a shot being fired.
Natural history In the upper parts of the watershed within the Middle Atlas is the prehistoric range of the endangered primate Barbary macaque, which prehistorically had a much larger range in North Africa.
See also * Baht River* Middle Atlas
Line notes
References * C. Michael Hogan. 2008. ''Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg* William A. Hoisington. 2005. ''Lyautey and the French conquest of Morocco''