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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ouarzazate

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ouarzazate, Morocco

Updated March 21, 2019

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Ouarzazate, Morocco

Atlas Film Studios

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
The power station.

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Ouarzazate Solar Power Station

The world's largest concentrated solar power plant.
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Kasbah Aït Benhaddou

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families
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The old movie set.

Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco

'The Hills Have Eyes' Gas Station

An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
17 miles from Ouarzazate
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