Kasbah Taourirt - Ouarzazate - Morocco

Ouarzazate ورزازات‎ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵣⴰⵣⴰⵝ nicknamed The door of the desert, is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in Drâa-Tafilalet region of south-central Morocco. Ouarzazate is at an elevation of 1,160 metres (3,810 ft) in the middle of a bare plateau south of the High Atlas Mountains, with a desert to the city's south. Berber-speakers make up the majority of the town's inhabitants, who were responsible for the creation of many of the prominent kasbahs (locally referred to as: iɣeṛman). Ouarzazate is a primary tourist destination in Morocco for holidays, as well as a starting point for excursions into and across the Draa Valley and the desert. Aït Benhaddou (a fortified village) west of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ouarzazate area is a noted film-making location, with Morocco's biggest studios inviting many international companies to work here. Films such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Kundun (1997), Legionnaire (1998), Hanna (2011), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011) were shot here, as was part of the TV series Game of Thrones. The nearby Ouarzazate solar power station, co-funded by the Arab League, was connected to the Moroccan power grid in February 2016. The kasbah-town of Aït Benhaddou is nearby. Many excursions through the valley of the Draa River into the Sahara start from the city. These include trips to Zagora, an oasis town surrounded by palm tree plantations and a departure point for camel trains to Timbuktu, a journey that would take about 52 days. These days the border to Algeria is closed, stopping the Timbuktu route. The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally. Many sights can be visited within the city, but also, a wide list of interesting attractions can be found around Ouarzazate. Sights around Ouarzazate 1.Tifoultoute Kasbah 2.Fint Oasis 3.Jbel Adad Petroglyphs 4.Iguernan Nature Reserve 5.Ksar Ait Benhaddou 6.Ounila Valley 7.Skoura Oasis 8.Stork's Kasbah 9.CLA Studios 10.Atlas Film Studios 11.The Abandoned "Hills Have Eyes" movie set 12.Tizgui Waterfall 13.Al Mansour Dahbi Dam 14.Gazelle Animal Natural Reserve of Bouljir Strat 0:00 Middle 3:30 Avant Fin 8:29 End 8:49