KABAW
The quiet Amazigh town of Kabaw, set among rolling hills and is home to another stunning Qaser (also known locally as Ghasro ).
The qasr is over 700 years old and, while smaller and less uniform than the one at Qasr Al Haj, is still captivating, with a wonderful charm. None of the storage rooms remain in use and the door is permanently left open.
The qasr’s impregnable hilltop position highlights how, in such an unforgiving landscape, the protection of grains was almost as significant as guarding water. The rooms surround an open courtyard, with some sections climbing four or five storeys high. Many of the doors are made of palm trunks and most of the structure is a combination of rock, gypsum and sundried mud bricks. In the centre of the courtyard is a white tomb belonging to a local religious notable. Pottery storage jars are scattered around the courtyard’s perimeter. Outside the qasr’s walls, the ruins of the old town tumble down the hillside.