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Agdal Gardens, Marrakech is consisted of vast orchards, a large lagoon, and other small pools. The wonder tourists experience here is the remarkable, ancient system of underground irrigation channels from the Ourika Valley in the High Atlas. The garden stretches to a full 3 km south of the Royal Palace. The utter garden is surrounded by high pisé and walls. Pisé is a mixture of mud and clay. The citrus, fig, pomegranate, olive and apricot orchards are still in their original raised-plot form, presenting you a magnificent floral beauty. There lies a lagoon which is believed to the largest one. The grandiose Tank of Health, is said to be the 12th-century creation of an Almohad prince. However, as with many Moroccan historic locations, the Agdal too was successively deserted and reconstructed, the latest rebirth dating from the 19th century. Before the French Protectorate's arrival, Agdal Gardens was the sultans' retreat of choice for luxurious picnics and boating parties. The garden was even at that time equipped with more than a few pavilions. However, there is an incident of misfortune at this garden. One ill-fated sultan, whose name was Sidi Mohammed III, was in fact seriously wounded at one of these fetes; his steam-powered launch sank in the pond.
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