Ait-Ben-Haddou is fortified city (Ksar) in Ouarzazate province of Morocco. Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site as "striking ...

Photo taken on Aug. 31, 2013 shows the Ksar Ait Ben-Haddou in Ouarzazate province, Morocco. The Ksar Ait Ben-Haddou, inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1987, is a striking example of the ...

In the High Atlas Mountains, the sandstone citadel of the Unesco-listed Kasbah Aït Benhaddou appears to grow out of the rocky hillside like ochre-coloured Lego. The tiny windows decorated with ...

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RABAT, Morocco — Once the backdrop for "Gladiator" and "Game of Thrones," Ouarzazate is staging a comeback of its own. The Moroccan government has pledged $75 million to transform the quiet southern ...

Ksar Ait Ben Haddou, earthen fortified city in Ounila valley, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco Photo: AFP Millions worldwide may have seen the desert fortress in the hit fantasy series Game of Thrones, ...

If you've ever visited Marrakesh, you will be familiar with the honk of scooters, the vendors shouting from heaving stalls, ...