Not far from the el Mansour eddahbi dam, 35 Km to the east of Ouarzazate, in the Dadés Valley is the lush Oasis of Skoura an ancient Ksar most probably founded in the 12th century by Yacoub el – Mansour.
The name is derived from the Haskoureni, a Berber population who originally settled here, and the settlement is famous for rose cultivation which is surprisingly widespread in this area.
However, the secret of the charm of this town is also certainly due to the splendid oasis, which is not only unusually dense, but also extremely large, sustaining, amidst the green palm groves, a considerable number of attractive villages and impressive casbahs, often exceptionally well-preserved.
without doubt one of the most majestic and elegant of these is the casbah of Amerhidil, once an important fortified residence of the most powerful family in the region, guardians and lords of the surrounding lands and villages.