Aït Benhaddou
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| Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party | Image:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv, v |
| Reference | 444 |
| Region† | Arab States |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1987 (11th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. | |
Aït Benhaddou (Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a 'fortified city', or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Draâ on a hill along the Ouarzazate River and has some beautiful examples of kasbahs, which unfortunately get damaged each rainstorm. Most of the town's inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; ten families however still live within the ksar.
Aït Benhaddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films have been shot there, including;
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
- The Sheltering Sky (1990)
- Kundun (1997)
- The Mummy (1999)
- Gladiator (2000)
- Alexander (2004)
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[edit] External links
World Heritage Sites in Morocco | |
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Archaeological Site of Volubilis · Historic City of Meknes · Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou · Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) · Medina of Fes el Bali · Medina of Marrakech · Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) · Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) | |
[edit] References
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Sites list: whc.unesco.org/en/list/444
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