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Ramparts
Dramatic form follows defensive function in many of Morocco's trading posts and ports.
The Almoravids took no chances with their trading capital, and wrapped Marrakesh in
16km of pink pisé (mudbrick reinforced with clay and chalk), 2m thick. Coastal towns like
Essaouira and Assilah have witnessed centuries of piracy and fierce Portuguese-Moroccan
trading rivalries - hence the heavy stone walls dotted by cannons, and crenellated ramparts
that look like medieval European castle walls.
