Agadir (granary)

These structures are typically fortified granaries that also function as citadels, and are located in rocky, elevated locations to protect surrounding farms and livestock from enemies.^[4] In Morocco, they were typically built either of rammed earth or of dry stone masonry. Some of the large examples built in dry stone consist of multi-story structures laid out along narrow internal alleys. Each story is made up of a row of cell-like rooms, with upper rooms being accessible from the outside via protruding stones inserted into the facades.^[3] Rammed-earth constructions are more common in the High Atlas region, where the design of agadirs is more akin to that of the region's traditional houses, sometimes featuring exterior decoration executed in mudbrick.^[3] Multi-level structures are also known in southern Tunisia, where they are known as a ghorfa, though only a few have been preserved today. These consist of cell-like rooms stacked over each other up to four stories, with their entrances all facing an internal yard or court.^[3]

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  The Ikounka Agadir [de]
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  The Sidi Moussa Agadir of Aït Bouguemez, Morocco
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  The Inoumar Agadir [de] in the Souss-Massa region, Morocco
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  The Id Aissa Agadir near Amtoudi, Morocco
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  A ghorfa in Medenine, Tunisia

In addition to harvested grains, Amazigh communities inhabiting the mountainous south of Morocco would use these structures to store all kinds of valuable belongings, including deeds and records, money, jewelry, clothing, carpets, and sometimes clothes and munitions.^[7] Guards were traditionally posted to ensure security.^[3]

• Ksar
• Kasbah