Towns & cities
Merzouga
small village in southeastern Morocco
Morocco · 31.0992, -4.0117
Merzouga is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Merzouga, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“Filming on location took place in Morocco by mid-October, which included the cities of Merzouga and Erfoud.”
Movies filmed in Merzouga
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Merzouga 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.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2010
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Napoleon
2023
“The desert in the area of Merzouga in Morocco stood in for Egypt.” Wikipedia
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Queen of the Desert
2015
“Herzog shot background scenes and establishing shots without the principal cast in Merzouga, Morocco and Petra, Jordan.” Wikipedia
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Matchbox: The Movie
2026
“Scenes were also filmed in Erfoud and Merzouga.” Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Merzouga?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Merzouga, including Aquaman (2018), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) and Napoleon (2023). 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 Merzouga?
Aquaman (2018), covered by 64 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Merzouga?
Merzouga is in Morocco. Its coordinates are 31.0992, -4.0117.
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 Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0.