Fint oesis tour and have Ben Haddou Casbah

Fint oesis tour and have Ben Haddou Casbah

to visit a place known nationally and internationally for fun and discover the heritage

Itinerary
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Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco

Ait-ben-Haddou is located in the valley of Ounila, south of Telouet, chief of Glaoui, a valley that was a traditional crossing point for caravans linking Marrakech south of the Sahara.

This is a striking example of traditional southern Moroccan architecture, on the side of a hill at the top of which was a collective attic (an agadir).

The village is a group of earthen buildings surrounded by walls, the ksar, which is a type of traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses are grouped within its defensive walls reinforced by corner towers. Some of its dwellings seem to be small castles with their high towers decorated with raw brick designs. The oldest constructions date from the seventeenth century. The site would have been one of the many trading posts that linked Saharan Africa to Marrakech - you can still see a fondouk (caravanserai).

All around this douar a group of villages is gathering. At the foot of the hill flows the wadi Maleh, whose name means "salt river". The water is unfit for consumption because it is very high in salt 3.

The inhabitants of these douars are for the most part formerly nomadic Berbers who then chose sedentariness for various reasons.

Duration: 7 hours