Cultural tourism in the south of Morocco
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Discovering the earth architecture
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Living with the berbers into a ksar
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El Khorbat Oujdid is a ksar or fortified village of earth, build in middle 19th century in the Ferkla oasis. Half of the houses of El Khorbat Oujdid are still inhabited. Other have been restored recently with different functions. The objective is to utilize the tourism to protect a very important architectural patrimony.
This project is made by 3 associated persons, Ahmed Ben Amar, Joan Castellana and Roger Mimó (www.rogermimo.com), who work together with the local association AEDI. |
How to go to El Khorbat:
GPS situation: N 31º 29,693 - W 5º 5,206.
The Errachidia airport is 80 Km. far from El Khorbat
(1 hour).
The Ouarzazate airport is 215 Km. far from El Khorbat
(3 hours).
The
Marrakech
airport
is
410
Km. far from El Khorbat (7 hours).
We can offer you transfers from those airports (ask us about prices).
By land, the most directly road from Europe is through Tangier or Sebta, Meknès. Midelt and Errachidia, nearly 650 Km. from the Spanish border (10 hours).
In El Khorbat they can put you henna...
Contact:
Gîte El Khorbat, 52002 - Ferkla El Alia (Errachidia), Morocco
Tel. 00-212-35-880355 Fax 00-212-35-880357
E-mail: elkhorbat@gmail.com
Mobile 00-212-76-527392
| Introduction | The Oasis Museum |