Aït Benhaddou
| Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou | |
|---|---|
| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Location | Morocco |
| 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 and several films have been shot there, including:
Also used in parts of the TV series Game of Thrones.
Young girl working on a loom in Aït Benhaddou, in May 2008
Coordinates: 31°03′N 7°08′W / 31.050°N 7.133°W
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