Crocoparc Agadir is a crocodile zoological park located in the town of Drarga, in the suburbs of Agadir, Morocco. The park opened in May 2015.

Crocoparc Agadir
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30°23′18″N 9°29′01″W / 30.388384°N 9.483677°W / 30.388384; -9.483677
Date openedMay 31, 2015
Land area4 hectares
No. of animals325 Nile crocodiles
Websitewww.crocoparc.com

The park has 325 Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) as well as giant tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata), green iguanas, giant pythons, anacondas, and marmosets.

The park also has restaurant and leisure spaces in addition to multiple botanical gardens that house a variety of plants from all over the world.[1] Moroccan French-language magazine TelQuel reported in 2015 that the park had 25 million dirhams (£2 million as of May 2021) in initial investments. [2]

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  1. ^ "Nile crocodiles make return to Morocco after century". Business Standard. Business Standard. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  2. ^ "Le parc à crocodiles d'Agadir ouvre ses portes". TelQuel. TelQuel. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-17.