A perfect example of southern Moroccan architecture, the city used to serve as a critical stop along the caravan route between Sudan and Marrakech where traders and their camels could refuel.
It dominated a strategic crossroads on the Silk Road between Central Asia and China, a crossroads for the numerous caravans trading gold, silk, wool and spices.
On the edge of the High Atlas Mountains lies this traditional mud brick city, which served as the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech.