10 Overused Filming Locations You Never Noticed In Your Favorite Movies And TV Shows

10. The Ksar Of Aït Benhaddou, Morocco

The Ksar of Aït Benhaddou, Morocco is a fortified village along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in Morocco. The "perfect synthesis of the earthen architecture of the pre-Saharan regions of Morocco" isn't as small as it looks. Past the spooky fortified walls are homes, a mosque, community gathering sites, two cemeteries, and more.

You may recognize the Moroccan clay architectural wonder from The Mummy, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, and Prince of Persia—or for its position on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Built against the Atlas Mountain with angle-like towers, steep walls, and few inhabitants, Aït Benhaddou’s unique appearance gives movies and films a desolate and almost other-worldly appearance, which is why it stood in as Yunkai, one of the three Slaver’s Bay city-states in Game of Thrones.

Tucked between Ouarzazate and Marrakesh, the ancient trading post is basically in the middle of nowhere, but tourists and TV / movie buffs, alike, happily make the trip to see where Russell Crowe trained as a gladiator.

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