Aït Benhaddou

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Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou^a
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Morocco
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iv, v
Identification	#444
Regionb	Arab States
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1987 11th Session
a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List b As classified officially by UNESCO

Aït Benhaddou (Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a 'fortified city', or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. 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^[1] 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)

[edit] External links

• Aït Benhaddou on theculturedtraveler.com

[edit] References

1. ^  UNESCO World Heritage Sites list: whc.unesco.org/en/list/444

Coordinates: 31°03′N, 7°08′W