Landscapes & nature
High Atlas
mountain range in central Morocco
Morocco · 31.0619, -7.9161
High Atlas is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 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.
“Other locations included Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, and the High Atlas mountains.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names High Atlas 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.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2010
- The Man Who Would Be King 1975
- Kundun 1997
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Blue Panther
1965
“To save money, all the scenes that were set in Switzerland were shot in Morocco in the High Atlas mountains.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Atlas Mountains
Morocco·under 1 km
North African mountain range
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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 High Atlas?
4 productions are recorded as filmed at High Atlas, including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and Kundun (1997). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at High Atlas?
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), covered by 50 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is High Atlas?
High Atlas is in Morocco. Its coordinates are 31.0619, -7.9161.
What other filming locations are near High Atlas?
Atlas Mountains (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 Fawaz.tairou, CC BY-SA 4.0.