The towns dramatic setting in the desert has not escaped the attention of the west.
The town was originally located along the strategically important trading route linking the Sahara to Marrakech and beyond.
As the Trans-Saharan trade declined by the 16th century, Ait-Ben-Haddou began to lose its importance.
But there are still a few families clinging to the traditional life within the ksar.
But the buildings situated in the back are still in desperate need of attention.
