Morocco Heritage Sites Gallery

Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, an ancient fortified village (Ksar) on the old caravan route between The Sahara Desert and Marrakech, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

© Lee Frost

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Mazagan (El Jadida), Morocco

The Harem of a Moorish Minister embarking at Mazagan. The Portuguese fortification of Mazagan, now part of the city of El Jadida, 90-km southwest of Casablanca, was built as a fortified colony on the Atlantic coast in the early 16th century. It was taken over by the Moroccans in 1769. The fortification with its bastions and ramparts is an early example of Renaissance military design. Date: circa 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Seagulls flying around old portuguese fortress, Skala Du Port, Essaouira, Morocco

Essaouira is a small fortified port in western Morocco . The Medina of Essaouira is a UNESCO World Heritage listed city, an example of a late 18th-century fortified town

© 2016 Andrea Ricordi

528467894, Skala Du Port