Landscapes & nature
Atlas Mountains
North African mountain range
Morocco · 31.0619, -7.9161
Atlas Mountains is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 10 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Scorsese planned on shooting the film in Ladakh in India, but instead did it in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, near where The Last Temptation of Christ was filmed.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Atlas Mountains as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Babel 2006
- Alexander 2004
- The Living Daylights 1987
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2010
- The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
- Kundun 1997
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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2011
“Scenes set in Yemen were filmed in Ouarzazate in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.” Wikipedia
- Sirāt 2025
- Intimate Enemies 2007
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Lumina
2024
“Lumina was filmed in Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Agafay, and the Atlas Mountains areas of Morocco.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
High Atlas
Morocco·under 1 km
mountain range in central Morocco
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Towns & cities
Imlil
Morocco·7 km north
fraction in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco
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Towns & cities
Oukaimden
Morocco·17 km north
rural commune in Morocco
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Landscapes & nature
Ourika Valley
Morocco·35 km north-east
Moroccan cultural heritage site
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Atlas Mountains?
10 productions are recorded as filmed at Atlas Mountains, including Babel (2006), Alexander (2004) and The Living Daylights (1987). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Atlas Mountains?
Babel (2006), covered by 61 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Atlas Mountains?
Atlas Mountains is in Morocco. Its coordinates are 31.0619, -7.9161.
What other filming locations are near Atlas Mountains?
High Atlas (under 1 km), Imlil (7 km north), Oukaimden (17 km north) and Ourika Valley (35 km north-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 kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.