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Landmark Attractions In Ouarzazate

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Orzazate nicknamed The door of the desert, is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in Drâa-Tafilalet region of south-central Morocco. Ouarzazate is at an elevation of 1,160 metres in the middle of a bare plateau south of the High Atlas Mountains. To the south of the town is the desert. The town is chiefly inhabited by Berber-speakers, who constructed many of the prominent kasbahs and buildings for which the area is known. Ouarzazate is an important holiday destination in Morocco, as a base for excursions across the Drâa Valley and into the desert. The fortified village of Aït Benhaddou west of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ouarz...
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  • 2. Kasbah of Tifoultoute Ouarzazate
    The Kasbah of Tifoultoute is a kasbah in Ouarzazate Province, Morocco located 8 kilometres west of the city of Ouarzazate. This fortress belonged to the family of Thami El Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech from 1912 to 1956.
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  • 3. Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Ait Ben Haddou
    Aït Benhaddou is an ighrem , 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 or merchants houses and other individual dwellings, and is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture. Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
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