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Berber dad and Nadia

Morocco: Marrakech and Bushcamps, December 2010

December 1st 2010
The next day we left en-route to Marrakech. It was a long drive with very grim weather most of the way. In the early afternoon we visited Ait Ben Haddou, a 'fortified city', or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Only ten families still live in the city however, and it has been the set of several films including ‘Gladiator’ a ... read more
Africa » Morocco

Moroccan Flag In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more
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