Ouarzazte Skyline

Ouarzazte Skyline

#Ouarzazate (#Berber language : ⵡⴰⵔⵣⴰⵣⴰⵜ, Warzazat ; Arabic: ورزازات#‎), nicknamed The door of the #desert, is a city and #capital of #Ouarzazate Province in Drâa-Tafilalet region of south-central #Morocco. Ouarzazate is at an elevation of 1160 metres (3810 ft) in the middle of a bare plateau south of the High Atlas Mountains. To the south of the town is the #desert.

The town is chiefly inhabited by #Berber-speakers, who constructed many of the prominent #Kasbahs (locally known as: iɣeṛman) and buildings for which the area is known. #Ouarzazate is an important holiday destination in #Morocco, as a base for excursions across the Draa #Valley and into the desert. The fortified #village (ksar) of #AitBenhaddou west of the city is a #UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Ouarzazate area is a noted film-making location, with Morocco's biggest #studios inviting many international companies to work here. Films such as #Lawrence of #Arabia (1962), The Living #Daylights (1987), The #Last #Temptation of #Christ (1988), The #Mummy (1999), #Gladiator (2000), #Kingdom of #Heaven (2005), #Kundun (1997), #Legionnaire (1998), #Hanna (2011),The #Hills #Have #Eyes (2006), and #Salmon #Fishing in the #Yemen (2011) were shot here, as was part of the TV series #Game#of #Thrones und #Mission: #Impossible — #Rogue #Nation.

The Ouarzazate #solar #power #station is on of the greatest all over the #world , her phase is active since December 2015. Source