Aït Benhaddou

Fortified city of Aït Benhaddou

Aït Benhaddou is a fortified city along the caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech, in Morocco. Today, very few people live in the city. Most have moved to more modern cities. It has been an ideal place for movies to be filmed due to its scenery and lack of people. Many famous movies were shot there, including Marco Polo, The Mummy, and Prince of Persia.

Aït Benhaddou Media

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  Mosque in the modern village where most residents now live, across the valley from the old ksar

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  The agadir (granary) at the top of the hill

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  The kasbah (fortified dwelling) in the lower part of the village

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  Street stalls inside the old village