The Kasbah, architecturally speaking, are imposing
buildings with a square base and towers that rise above the height of
the perimeter walls. The kasbah are composed of bricks made of clay
mixed with water and straw, simply pressed into wooden molds and then
sun-dried. Each building is a miniature city: inside there is space for
stables, sheepfolds, barns, kitchens, plus private rooms for men and
women.
Telouet is a Kasbah along the former route of the caravans from the
Sahara over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech.The village, at 1800 meters
altitude, is dominated by the old residence of the pasha of Marrakech
which stands on a hill overlooking the wadi Imarene. Built in the eighteenth century,
the kasbah of Telouet is the result of subsequent rehashes that have
gradually transformed it into a luxurious fortified palace in which
stand out so-called gala rooms showing marble floors, stucco, cedar
ceilings and mosaics.
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| Kasbah of Telouet |
The Kasbah overlooks the village of Telouet
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