Criterion (i): Marrakesh contains an impressive number of masterpieces of architecture and art (ramparts and monumental ... Capital of the Merinids, Fès Jedid (the New town), integral part of the ...

By Sami Mlouhi, CC-BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The courtyard house is a common model for domestic architecture in North Africa and the Middle East. The Medina of Tunis courtyard houses follow a ...