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Ksar Ait Ben Haddou, earthen fortified city, Ounila valley, Ouarzazate province, Morocco. The ksar is a group of earthen houses surrounded by high defensive walls with corner towers, in traditional pre-Saharan style. The village stands above the Oued Marghen river in the High Atlas and was a stop on the caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. It was founded in the 17th century and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
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AR9125011
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Purpose
Public
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5616px × 3744px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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17th Africa
African
Ait Ben Haddou
Ait Benhaddou
Ait-Ben-Haddou
ARCHITECTURAL
Architecture
Ath Benhadu
Atlas mountains
blue skies
caravan route
Defense
DEFENSIVE
dramatic
earthen
Fortification
FORTIFIED
High Atlas
History
House
kasbah
ksar
ksour
Moroccan
Morocco
mountaineous
MOUNTAINS
NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AFRICAN
OUARZAZATE
Ouarzazate province
Oued Marghen
Ounila valley
PALM
palm grove
palm treey
pre-Saharan
Qasbah
qassabah
River
SCENIC
Souss-Massa-Draa
Southern Moroccan
Southern Morocco
SUNNY
TOURISM
Tower
UNESCO
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Village