A stork's nest on top of minaret attached to a ruined prayer room at Telouet Kasbah, former home of the Glaoui family in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
A stork's nest on top of minaret attached to a ruined prayer room at Telouet Kasbah, former home of the Glaoui family in the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco. The kasbah (castle, palace) was begun in 1860 by Mohammed Ben Hammou, then added to as the family gained in wealth and power through their salt mine & control of the caravan route through the mountains from the Sahara to Marrakesh & beyond. Brothers Madani & T'hami El Glaoui supported the French Protectorate 1912-1956 but the Glaoui lands & properties were confiscated after Morocco gained independence & their kasbah began to crumble; it was further damaged in the serious earthquake of September 2023. Their dramatic story is told in the book Lords of the Atlas by Gavin Maxwell, first published in 1966.
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Location: Telouet Kasbah, Draa-Tafilalet, Atlas Mountains, Kingdom of Morocco
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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