Ouarzazate

Destination · Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate

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Gateway to the desert and Morocco's film capital, Ouarzazate opens onto earthen kasbahs, oases and the legendary UNESCO-listed Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou.

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From Marrakech
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