Kasbah Ennakhile, Nkob, Marruecos, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Kasbah Ennakhile, Nkob, Marruecos, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco 

Kasbah Ennakhile is a hotel located in Nkob village – south of Morocco, 360KM from Marrakesh. Kasbah Ennakhile is managed by Hossaine Benaamer, a young Berber man born in 1981.

Hossain’s history and his love for life is quite interesting and a perfect example of how everything in life can be achieved.

After deeply suffering from his father death and turning into the man of the family, Hossain started working to support his mother, brothers and sisters right away.

Hossain’s father, Mr. Lahcen Benaamer, a Berber nomad that came to Nkob to build a small house, was known in the region as an artist, painting unique artwork in ceilings and walls.

His excellent Fez type of decoration, mixed with local Berber traditional colors and simplicity, made his father remarkably remembered around the region, where he hand-painted more than 100 living-rooms.

Hossain moved to Ouarzazate back in 1997 to work in Essalam restaurant, one of the first restaurants in town. During this time, he takes advantage of his extra time to attend night school, to learn English and French at a local academy.

In 1999, he started working at Hotel Amlal, a hotel located in center Ouarzazate, that belongs to Hossain’s family. Here, he learns how to deal with tourist and comes up with fresh ideas and experiences on how to run a hotel. After a few years, Hossain comes back to his village with a wish of opening a hotel, in order to receive the clients arriving to his family’s establishment in Ouarzazate.

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