“Marrakech
In Style” is committed to “protecting the Ksars” in Morocco.
“Marrakech in style” supports the “Save The Ksar Foundation” in the Tafilallet Oasis, where Mehdi lived until his 12th birthday. From each trip booked through us will automatically go 5 euros in favor of our “Ksar-finansial-support”.
In the context: We also offer an unforgettable trip (* Ksar tour), which leads to the south of Morocco. On this great tour, you can visit our heart project “To protect the Ksar” and get a picture on site..
Mehdi has grew up in a Ksar in Rissani and knows about the social, important value of the community in a Ksar. It is not only imposing fortresses but also provides an important habitat and close communities.
The Ksar in Tafilallet
In Morocco, the term Ksar refers to a fortified, permanently inhabited village, which may consist of several – partially nested – residential castles (eg Ait Benhaddou, High Atlas) or – in a few cases – is surrounded by a closed wall ring ( eg Tizourgane, Anti-Atlas).
A uniform planning of the Moroccan Ksour is only to be found in the area of Rissani (Ksar Abouam, Ksar Abbar and others) built by the Alawids Ksour. In the rural Ksour Morocco only the – but only rarely existing or preserved – wall ring in joint work. Unreinforced villages are usually called douar in Morocco (eg Amtoudi).
Due to the modernization of the living conditions and the pacification of the Berber tribes almost all Ksour of the Maghreb have become functionless. There are also no rainfalls and a constant migration of the population to the cities. That’s why almost all existing Ksour are in decay. A survival of this – for nowhere written – cultural history of Berber so characteristic architecture will probably be possible only as a film backdrop.
The Ksar in Berber Areas
***** “Marrakech In Style” is committed to “protecting the Ksars” in Morocco.
A Ksar is a mostly three-storey, built of rammed earth and provided with corner towers residential Berber in southern Morocco.
The High Arabic word qasr denotes a castle or a royal castle. From al-qasr, the Spanish term Alcázar (fortress) is derived from agglutinated Arabian article. al-qasr is derived from the Latin castrum, which is translated as castle or fortress.
In Morocco, the term Ksar refers to a fortified, permanently inhabited village, which may consist of several – partially nested – residential castles (eg Ait Benhaddou, High Atlas) or – in a few cases – is surrounded by a closed wall ring ( eg Tizourgane, Anti-Atlas).
A uniform planning of the Moroccan Ksour is only to be found in the area of Rissani (Ksar Abouam, Ksar Abbar and others) built by the Alawids Ksour. In the rural Ksour Morocco only the – but only rarely existing or preserved – wall ring in joint work. Unreinforced villages are usually called douar in Morocco (eg Amtoudi).
Due to the modernization of the living conditions and the pacification of the Berber tribes almost all Ksour of the Maghreb have become functionless. There are also no rainfalls and a constant migration of the population to the cities. That’s why almost all existing Ksour are in decay. A survival of this – for nowhere written – cultural history of Berber so characteristic architecture will probably be possible only as a tourist attraction or as a film backdrop.
Mehdi has grew up in a Ksar in Rissani and knows about the social, important value of the community in a Ksar. It is not only imposing fortresses but also provides an important habitat and close communities.
“Marrakech in style” supports the Ksar in Rissani, where Mehdi lived until his 12th birthday. From each trip booked through us will automatically go 5 euros in favor of our “Ksar-finansial-support”.
In the context: We also offer an unforgettable trip (* Ksar tour), which leads to the south of Morocco. On this great tour, you can visit our heart project “To protect the Ksar” and get a picture on site..