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Where is Ouarzazate Located?

The capital of the province of Ouarzazate is often used as a filming location for movies. The city is located at an altitude of 1150 m between the High Atlas and the Antiatlas. The 100,000 inhabitants of Ouarzazate often participate in film productions, because the city is a popular filming location for international films. “Lawrence of Arabia” has already been shot here, as well as the Hollywood Blockbuster “Gladiator”. In Ouarzazate it has been possible to preserve the historical atmosphere of the place and at the same time to gently integrate tourism.

What Country is Ouarzazate in?

Ouarzazate is about 200 km from Marrakech. The journey by Bus takes about 4 hours, by Taxi about 3 hours. Ouarzazate airport is just 2 km from the city. Direct flights from Germany are not available, however, with a stopover in Paris, Brussels or Casablanca you can easily reach Ouarzazate.

History
Ouarzazate was founded in 1928 as a garrison of the Foreign Legion. The last politically influential El Haouzi Thami El Glaoui had the Kasbah Taourirt built. During the French protectorate until the independence of Morocco, he still held a great deal of power. At times, he was even the Pasha of Marrakech. Thami el Glaoui died in 1955 after an attempt to reconcile with King Mohammed V, whose overthrow he supported, failed.

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