Criteria iv, v UNESCO region Arab States UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription 1987 | Type Cultural Reference 444 Local time Sunday 6:00 PM | |
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Atlas mountains to ait ben haddou morocco
Aït Benhaddou (Berber: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵃⴰⴷⴷⵓ; Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is an ighrem (fortified village in English) (ksar in Arabic), along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Most citizens attracted by the tourist trade live in more modern dwellings in a village on the other side of the river, although there are four families still living in the ancient village. Inside the walls of the ksar are half a dozen (Kasbahs) or merchants houses and other individual dwellings, and it is a great example of earthen clay architecture, which is also used in Moroccan architecture.
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Map of A%C3%AFt Ben Haddou, Morocco
Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films have been shot there, including:
Also used in parts of the TV series Game of Thrones.