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Essaouira
city in Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
🇲🇦 Morocco · 31.5130, -9.7687
Essaouira is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Essaouira, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“The third season also returned to Morocco (including the city of Essaouira) to film Daenerys's scenes in Essos.”
Movies filmed in Essaouira
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Essaouira 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
- Hanna 2011
- Outer Banks 2020–
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C.R.A.Z.Y.
2005
“The scenes set in Jerusalem were filmed in Essaouira, Morocco, with the sand located one kilometre from the city being employed for desert shots.” Wikipedia
Named here by Essaouira’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Essaouira, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Game of Thrones 2011–2019
“The skala or fortified harbor was used as a filming location in the third season of the American TV series Game of Thrones, representing Astapor.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Essaouira?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Essaouira, including Jerusalem (1996), Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and Hanna (2011). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Essaouira?
Jerusalem (1996), covered by 10 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Essaouira?
Essaouira is in Morocco, at 31.5130, -9.7687.
What other filming locations are near Essaouira?
Sidi Kaouki, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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 Kayaky, CC BY 3.0.