This fortified village (ighrem or ksar) was established along the former caravan route between Marrakech and the Sahara desert. In more recent times it served as the scene for various movies. Representing a great example of earthen clay architecture, Aït Benhaddou has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

Keywords

cultural landscape, fortification, hot deserts, mirror of the past, mountainscape, oasis, townscape, Zonobiome III

Created

Monday 29 March 2004 by Martin Mergili in Africa and Macaronesia / Morocco (4810 visits)