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The Ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou - a group of mud-brick houses surrounded by high walls - is a good example of a traditional living environment in the Pre-Saharan region south of the Atlas Mountains. The houses are close together within defensive walls reinforced by corner towers. Some houses are modest, others resemble small urban castles with tall corner towers and the upper parts decorated with motifs in brick. Located in Ouarzazate province, Aït-Ben-Haddou gives a good idea of earthen building techniques in pre-Saharan Africa. The oldest structures appear to be no earlier than the 17th century, although their structure and technique were used earlier in the valleys of southern Morocco.

View from the ruins of El Badi Palace to the Atlas mountains, Marrakech, Morocco. Storks with their nests on top of some roofs. The snow covered Atlas mountains stick out of some ground fog. The El Badi Palace was built by Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur in the 16th century. It consisted of 360 rooms and was decorated with Italian marble and gold. In the 17th century it was broken down by Sultan Moulay Ismail and the materials were used to build his new palace in Meknes.

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