Telouat Kasbah
Ouarzazate
Central Morocco

Telouat Kasbah

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Written by the wayfaress

Telouet In addition to its remarkable natural beauty, It is famous for its Kasbah, which is part of the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage; Located on the outskirts of a small Berber village and built on a high place that overlooks all the surrounding lands, as the centre of a trans-Saharan trading empire, along the caravans former routes from the Sahara over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech, its construction began in 1860, but it expanded year after year owing to the increase in the wealth of El Glaoui family and the expansion of their influence, to reflect the wealth and power of this family; This historical milestone produced by certain economic and social circumstances in Morocco in the 19th century, the Kasbah, which followed the steps of the Glaoui family towards wealth and high positions, was not in fact the property of the members of this family only, but was and still is the property of an entire nation, representing its memory and storing its history, its features, the intricately designed interior walls with the stunning colorful geometric mosaic tiles and carvings are still clear, testifying to the glory and sophistication the region has known, and to the mastery of art reached by the Moroccan manufacturer.

Telouet In addition to its remarkable natural beauty, It is famous for its Kasbah, which is part of the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage; Located on the outskirts of a small Berber village and built on a high place that overlooks all the surrounding lands, as the centre of a trans-Saharan trading empire, along the caravans former routes from the Sahara over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech, its construction began in 1860, but it expanded year after year owing to the increase in the wealth of El Glaoui family and the expansion of their influence, to reflect the wealth and power of this family; This historical milestone produced by certain economic and social circumstances in Morocco in the 19th century, the Kasbah, which followed the steps of the Glaoui family towards wealth and high positions, was not in fact the property of the members of this family only, but was and still is the property of an entire nation, representing its memory and storing its history, its features, the intricately designed interior walls with the stunning colorful geometric mosaic tiles and carvings are still clear, testifying to the glory and sophistication the region has known, and to the mastery of art reached by the Moroccan manufacturer.