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Sign up to Newsletter. We start with kasbahs and ksars, and medinas and mellahs in this article. Kasbah A kasbah is a fortress building or a fortified part of a city, historically the home of regional rulers providing security from attack. What do you first think of when you hear the word riad? If the capital of Saudi Arabia jumps to your mind first, well done on your geographical knowledge but you need to learn your basic Moroccan terms before hopping on that plane.
Moroccan riad is a community-like house structure. A typical riad has a little garden or a courtyard in the middle and the building encloses it in the shape of a square.
A riad allows great privacy for its inhabitants as windows and doors all lead inwards into the central part. In Moroccan cities, you can stay in a riad , as many have been bought by foreigners and turned into accommodation for tourists. I stayed in a riad in Marrakech and totally loved it. There was even an awesome-looking pool in the middle of the courtyard, with orange trees surrounding it.
Why do you need to know this word, you ask? If you book a riad in a medina that word is coming up! Just so that you know what to expect. The central part of our riad in Marrakech — gorgeous little pool with orange and fig trees surrounding it. Medina is the core of most Moroccan cities , where the first settlements got started.
Something like an old town in Europe. The streets of medinas are very narrow and winding, running in maze-like fashion. Medinas in cities like Fes or Marrakech are huge and especially hard to navigate. There are lots of riads within a medina, and you can typically find a lot of souks too. Read on. Medinas are full of souks and many of them specialize in one type of goods.
The Marrakech medina is famous for its souks and some tour agencies even offer tours focused on seeing all the various souks! You can easily do it yourself, though. Souks can be outside the walls of medinas as well, but they are less charming. What does one do in a souk? Shop and haggle like crazy of course click here for Tips on Haggling! But souks are also really great for people watching. Shopping in souks is encouraged, of course. See a full guide on Marrakech souks here.
The sign cannot be missed, right? See an example of a 2-week itinerary of Morocco. Kasbah corresponds to an older type of medina. Originally, many Kasbahs served as fortresses to protect their inhabitants. If you find yourself in the city of Ouarzazate , make sure you check out the Taourirt Kasbah there! It sits imposantly at the edge of a desert and is so impressive that even some Star Wars scenes were shot there :.
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