Aït Benhaddou

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Type Cultural
Criteria iv, v
Reference 444
UNESCO region Arab States
Inscription history
Inscription 1987 (11th Session)

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.

Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987[1] and several films have been shot there, including:

Also used in parts of the TV series Game of Thrones.

See also

References

  1. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Sites Ref 444

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Aït Benhaddou.
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Coordinates: 31°03′N 7°08′W / 31.050°N 7.133°W / 31.050; -7.133

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