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Aït Benhaddou (Arabic: آية بن هدّو) is a 'fortified city', or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Draâ on a hill along the Ouarzazate River and has some beautiful examples of kasbahs, which unfortunately get damaged each rainstorm. Most of the town's inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; ten families however still live within the ksar.

Aït Benhaddou is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987[1] and several films have been shot there, including;

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
Kundun (1997)
The Mummy (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
Alexander (2004)