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Stucco plaque, Kasbah Taourirt, Morocco

Stucco decoration inscribed with name of Allah in Arabic, Kasbah Taourirt, Ouarzazate province, Morocco. This stucco plaque is on the balcony of a Glaoua family apartment within the kasbah. In the 19th century this earthen fortified city was the largest residence of Thami el Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech, and housed the second tier of the Glaoua family command, including sons, servants and craftsmen. It is situated on an ancient caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Image Size: 3744x3744 / 5.0MB; www.manuelcohen.com; indoors inside interior square square image Ouarzazate province Southern Morocco Morocco Moroccan North Africa North African image photograph photography High Atlas Atlas mountains Glaoua Glawa Aglaw kasbah Taourirt Thami el Glaoui kasbah qasbah qassabah fortified residence house building architecture heritage tourism tourist attraction travel architectural painted stucco Allah god Islam Islamic muslim moslem inscription writing script Arabic plaque painted Thami El Glaoui Pasha of Marrakech El Haj T'hami el Mezouari el Glaoui T'hami Glaoui Lord of the Atlas
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Stucco decoration inscribed with name of Allah in Arabic, Kasbah Taourirt, Ouarzazate province, Morocco. This stucco plaque is on the balcony of a Glaoua family apartment within the kasbah. In the 19th century this earthen fortified city was the largest residence of Thami el Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech, and housed the second tier of the Glaoua family command, including sons, servants and craftsmen. It is situated on an ancient caravan route from the Sahara to Marrakech. Picture by Manuel Cohen