Ait Benhaddou, Morocco

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Rank : 9.6 (average on 8 votes)

Coordinates : 31.047603, -7.129955 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Or Ait Ben Haddou Ait Benhaddou is a fortified town or Ksar. Interesting photographs of architecture Berbera, River Ouazarzate construction of mud and straw walls and fortifications, and numerous picturesque spots, wildlife, wilderness, oasit.

Recommended equipment : Wide-angle lenses to make the best views in the narrow streets and shiftable if basculabili. Also useful targets canvas, easel and flasher for the interior of homes.

Best months : Spring, summer, winter, fall. Place always interesting.

How to get there : Ait Ben Haddou is located on the caravan route from Marrakech to the desert. By car from Marrakech along the national route N9 for about 170 km to the town of Timedline after which, take left fork to Ait Ben Haddou on Route 7 km P1506 yet.

Visits : The entrance to the site is free, even inside some of the buildings are open to visitors on payment of a ticket. There are many guides that you propose to visit for a fee.

Notes : The Ksar is protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The location was also used for a number of films since 1962, with "Lawrence of Arabia", in 1990 the town was chosen as the location for the "Tea in the desert." This is the list of films: Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), The Jewel of the Nile (1985) 007 - The Living Daylights (1987 ), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) The Sheltering Sky (1990) Kundun (1997), The Mummy (1999) Gladiator (2000) Alexander (2004).

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