Aït Benhaddou

Aït Benhaddouis a 'fortified city', or ksar,along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Draâ on a hill along the Ounila River and has some beautiful examples of kasbahs, which unfortunately sustain damage during each rainstorm. Most of the town's inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; however, ten families still live within the ksar



Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987[1] and several films have been shot there, including;
* Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
* The Man Who Would Be King (film) (1975)
* The Message (film) (1976)

* Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
* Time Bandits (1981)
* The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
* The Living Daylights (1987)
* The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
* The Sheltering Sky (1990)
* Kundun (1997)
* The Mummy (1999)
* Gladiator (2000)
* Alexander (2004)[/left]