Towns & cities
Aït Benhaddou
Historical village in southeastern Morocco
Morocco · 31.0500, -7.1333
Aït Benhaddou is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Aït Benhaddou, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 13 more.
“The scenes set at the capital city of Kafiristan were shot at Aït Benhaddou.”
Movies filmed in Aït Benhaddou
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Aït Benhaddou as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Game of Thrones 2011–2019
- Gladiator 2000
- Lawrence of Arabia 1962
- Alexander 2004
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2010
- The Man Who Would Be King 1975
- Time Bandits 1981
- The Jewel of the Nile 1985
- Jesus of Nazareth 1977–
- Sodom and Gomorrah 1962
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Oedipus Rex
1967
“The film was shot in Ouarzazate, Ait-Ben-Haddou and Zagora.” Wikipedia
- Outer Banks 2020–2026
- Savage Nights 1992
Filming locations nearby
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Castles & palaces
Kasbah of Tifoultoute
Morocco·19 km south-east
Moroccan cultural heritage site
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Towns & cities
Ouarzazate
Morocco·25 km south-east
City in Morocco
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Aït Benhaddou?
14 productions are recorded as filmed in Aït Benhaddou, including The Odyssey (2026), Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and Gladiator (2000). 13 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Aït Benhaddou?
The Odyssey (2026), covered by 67 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Aït Benhaddou?
Aït Benhaddou is in Morocco. Its coordinates are 31.0500, -7.1333.
What other filming locations are near Aït Benhaddou?
Kasbah of Tifoultoute (19 km south-east) and Ouarzazate (25 km south-east), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0.