Morocco has waterfalls and sulfurous mineral water springs that attract tourists and provide guaranteed treatments for patients with skin diseases. In the Sidi Harazem, Ain Allah, and Moulay Yacoub areas, near the historic city of Fez, there are sulfur-rich, warm mineral water springs with international medical specifications. The water temperature when it emerges from a depth of 1200 m is 54 degrees, and it is rich in calcium, nitrates, magnesium, and sodium.
It helps treat urinary tract infections, with its ability to break up kidney stones if found. Moroccans with limited incomes benefit from sulfur water at very low prices, in public baths prepared for this purpose, and from public swimming pools, visited by tourists from all over the world annually. On the other hand, there are sulfur baths, with good tourist specifications that attract tourists from all over the world. These baths contain modern equipment and modern bathtubs. In addition to hotels and tourist facilities, Hamma Moulay Yacoub is considered the first modern bath in Morocco.
Moroccan businesswoman and tourism expert, Ms. Karima Malih, said that these baths are considered relaxation resorts, as they contain accommodation, massage rooms, and medical units to treat ear, nose and throat diseases with modern medical services since the eighties of the last century. These springs were discovered in Moulay Yacoub in 1900, when they were equipped and prepared as a medical and tourist facility.
Karima Maleh added that these sulfur springs are natural sources of drinking water prepared for popular use, from which citizens and tourists who bring empty bottles and return with them filled are supplied. This free water is comparable in quality and purity to bottled water in plastic bottles. Athletes from all over the world visit these baths in order to regain their physical fitness and for natural and medical recreation.
These baths attract thousands of Moroccan and foreign tourists, which stimulates the purchasing power of the Moulay Yacoub area, which is clearly evident in the markets that sell Moroccan heritage products, and also stimulates transportation to and from the city of Fez.
