Where was The Sheltering Sky filmed?
1990 film by Bernardo Bertolucci
The Sheltering Sky (1990) was filmed in Tangier, Agadez, Aït Benhaddou, Ouarzazate, Timimoun, Erfoud and 2 more places, 8 places named in its French Wikipedia’s Tournage section, in Morocco, Algeria, Niger. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. Each place says where its claim comes from.
Places per French Wikipedia's Tournage section
French Wikipedia’s Tournage section names 8 places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Towns & cities
Ouarzazate
Morocco
City in Morocco
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Towns & cities
Aït Benhaddou
Morocco
Historical village in southeastern Morocco
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Tangier
Morocco
City in and capital of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
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Towns & cities
Erfoud
Morocco
Moroccan town in Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet
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Towns & cities
Timimoun
Algeria
Commune in Timimoun Province, Algeria
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Agadez
Niger
Urban commune in Niger
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Towns & cities
Ksar of Tamnougalt
Morocco
Historical village in southeastern Morocco
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Landmarks & buildings
Great Mosque of Agadez
Niger
Mosque in Agadez, Niger
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