Tasghîmût (also Tashgimut, Tashgimout) is a medieval fortress near Marrakesh, Morocco, built on a rocky plateau (an "erosion cirque") and fortified by the Almoravids under Ali ibn Yusuf in the 12th century to protect the nearby capital of Aghmat when the Almohads were making inroads in the western Maghreb.
The site, which also has evidence of Neolithic occupation, resembles Jebel Mudawwar, as an oval, rocky plateau cut through by ravines, overlooking a surrounding plain.
[1] The fortifications were built on order of Ali ibn Yusuf,[2] and were made of rammed earth, not masonry, indicating that they were constructed with expedience at a time when the Almoravid dynasty was threatened by the Almohad Caliphate.
Since no masonry was used and the buildings were all executed in a simple and unadorned manner, they concluded that the fortress was quickly constructed, though the surface area indicated that a large garrison must have been stationed here.
They remarked that the plateau must have seen a lot of traffic already before the Almohads: flint tools and a polished axe from the Neolithic were found close to a now-dry spring.