Die Lehm-Kasbah Taourirt in Ouarzazate im Abendlicht Ouarzazate, Marokko Ouarzazate, Marokko Ouarzazate, Marokko
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Film city on the Draa

Ouarzazate

Morocco's Hollywood in the desert

Because the light here is more even than almost anywhere else, international studios have been filming in Ouarzazate since the 1980s: the Atlas Studios, one of the world's largest film studios, have built entire backlot towns for „Lawrence of Arabia,“ „Gladiator“ and „Game of Thrones.“ At the center, the mudbrick Kasbah Taourirt, once the seat of the powerful Glaoui family, watches over the town — a calm counterpoint to the bustle of the film sets.

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TryDates from the oases of the Draa Valley, often fresh from a roadside stall.

VisitThe Atlas Film Studios, where parts of „Gladiator“ and „Game of Thrones“ were filmed.

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