Aït Benhaddou is an ighrem (fortified village), situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco.

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Aït Benhaddou is an ighrem (fortified village), situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. 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 is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture. Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

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Location: Aït Benhaddou, Morocco.
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