Ouarzazate - Taourirt Kasbah#

Until the middle of the 20th century, the powerful Glaoui Berber tribe dominated the entire region in the southeast of Marrakech. During the period of the French protectorate, the Glaoui allied with the colonial rulers and, as thanks, were awarded the title 'Pasha of Marrakech'. Throughout their principality, they built mighty kasbahs, among which Taourirt, located on the outskirts of Ouarzazate, was one of the most splendid. It downright became the epitome of a city-like Kasbah with princely residence and residential areas. The building, full of nooks and crannies, once offered accommodation for an entire clan of the Glaoui. But magnificent cedar wood ceilings, however, were reserved only for the state rooms of the pasha.