Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Also known as Ait Benhaddou, Aït Benhaddou, Aït Benhaddou Tighremt Abdellah Mohammed, Ait-Ben-Haddou, Ksar of Aït Benhaddou
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
Morocco
Inscribed
1987
Area
3 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou is about 100 km south-east of Marrakesh. The nearest other World Heritage site is Medina of Marrakesh, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Marrakesh · about 872,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Settat · about 162,000 peopleabout 220 km north
- Safi · about 353,000 peopleabout 240 km north-west
- Agadir · about 825,000 peopleabout 250 km west
- Er Rachidia · about 228,000 peopleabout 270 km east
- El Jadida · about 180,000 peopleabout 280 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MoroccoCultural104 km away
MoroccoCultural332 km away
MoroccoCultural349 km away
MoroccoCultural367 km away
MoroccoCultural391 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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