One of the most striking examples of southern Moroccan architecture, the Ksar of Aït Benhaddou is thought to date to the 11th century, with the current buildings built in the 17th century, likely using the original construction techniques.
Aït Benhaddou was once a major stop along the caravan route between Marrakech and the Sahara; now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ksar is perhaps most famous as a film and TV set, with the following just some of the productions shot there:
- Sodom And Gomorrah (1963)
- Oedipus Rex (1967)
- The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
- The Message (1976)
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
- Time Bandits (1981)
- Marco Polo (1982)
- 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)
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
- Babel (2006)
- One Night with the King (2006)
- Prince of Persia (2010)
- Game of Thrones (2013)
- Son of God (2014)
- Queen of the Desert (2015)
