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Ouarzazate - Morocco

I went to Morocco with the cadets of the Royal Military Academy from Brussels / Belgium as their photographer. What i got to see there was incredible, beautiful scenery and lots of small villages with the inhabitants in the mountains of the Atlas. Here are some images i want to share with you.

Colonel of the Belgian army
Here the Colonel is asking the cadet about his orders.

Me, Danny the photographer
I'm standing before the Kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate. Under...

The Kasbah
Complete view of the kasbah; here "the Jewel of the Nile" was...

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Middle atlas mountain scenery

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Mountain scenery, look at the different colors.

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View from within a dry riverbed, called a Wadi.

The kasbah
Left side of the kasbah at Ait Ben Haddou.

The kasbah
Middle side of the kasbah, people are still living here. The whole...

Moroccan salesman
View from within the kasbah.

The kasbah
View over the land around the kasbah and the mountains in the back. During...

The kasbah
Detail of wall in the kasbah.

The kasbah
Terrace within a house of the kasbah.

The kasbah
Door to an accomodation in the kasbah. All is handcarved.

The kasbah
They really keep their farm animals on the roofs and so on, within their houses.

The kasbah
View over the kasbah trough a wall from the fortress on top of the kasbah.

Ait Ben Haddou
Desert scenery, it didn't rain here the past 5 years.

The kasbah
Detailed walls and towers, left side of the kasbah

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Inhabitants of the kasbah on their terrace.

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Moroccan army vehicles.

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Berber village, one of our cadets playing around with the children.

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Berber village

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The woman of the berber village

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Berber village at the beginning of the middle atlas. January 2004 and...

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Old village woman.

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Berber village in the hills.

article published 2/10/2004

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I am moroccan and i would like to thank you for promoting the moroccan image in the world: our country in beutiful and you are helping the world to know it.
— nabil, February 15, 2006

More raves, from me! Can't wait to see all these places, April 2005, here I come!!
— Eleanor Robb, November 20, 2004

Just got back from Morocco...
Your pictures are wonderful! I just found this website and was surprized to find the Kasbah as the picture of the week. I just got back from Morocco three days ago and was at that exact Kasbah less than a week ago. Isn't Morocco amazing?
— Cecilia, June 11, 2004

Stunning photos..... i esp loved the kasbah photos..... no wonder this area is on my to-do list, soon.... ;o)
— Lorraine Brecht, June 10, 2004

Very interesting pix!!! Good work!!
— Chea Hoy, June 8, 2004

Fantastic!!
Danny, I've loved Moroccan food for a long time and you've definitely increased my interest in Morocco - and considering it's been #1 on my list of places to see for a long time, that's saying a lot! Thanks for the great pics! You've definitely got a great eye!
— Teri Walsh, June 7, 2004

I'll echo all the other--great photos. You're obviously a professional.
— Dale Chadwick, June 7, 2004

WOW!!!!
Your pictures are stunning. You have motivated me to move Morrocco up the list of "Must see's".
— Monica Petrus, June 7, 2004

EXCELLENT PHOTOS!!!! thanks, ciao
— Paolo Motta, February 11, 2004

Your photos are wonderful. You have well captured the the ambience of Atlas and Sahara
— Jan Sidorowicz, February 10, 2004

Hi Danny, these are excellent photos of the rusty carefree Morocco.Kasbah is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.Cheers!! Gaojun
— STAN., February 10, 2004

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!
Blij je hier nog eens terug te zien!! Prachtige foto's! jouw vrienden

Ann & Geert
— De Sutter Geert, February 10, 2004

Great Photos!
Thanks for the great photos and descriptions of your travels. Of course, I especially like the photo with the children... and the Salesman...
— Jane Lapham, February 10, 2004

Very Interesting!
Nice photos. Thanks for sharing!
— Christy L. Burgess, February 10, 2004

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