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Ait Benhaddou

Ait Benhaddou: Kasbahs in Ait Benhaddou, picture by Donar ReiskofferAit Benhaddou: Kasbahs in Ait Benhaddou, picture by Donar Reiskoffer- also called "Aït Benhaddou"

One of the most beautiful villages in the whole Morocco. It's located under the Atlas Mountains and presents itself into the world with the old Blue medina, commemorating the oldest history of this place. The village has two parts, a 'fortified city', or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh is located on one bank of the river. Most of the town's inhabitants, however, now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river.

Aït Benhaddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films have been shot there, including Gladiator by Ridley Scott or Lawrence of Arabia.

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