Aït Benhaddou is an fortified village (ksar in Arabic), along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Some families are still living in this ancient village. Inside the walls of the ksar are half a dozen (Kasbahs) or merchants houses and other individual dwellings. This is a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture. Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.