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Ouarzazate (ورزازات) is a city in the Souss-Massa-Draâ region of Morocco. Situated at an elevation of 1,151 m (3,776 ft), to the south of the High Atlas Mountains, it has a population of 60,000 (2011 estimate).
Guide to Ouarzazate Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Ouarzazate that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Medina of Ouarzazate
Author: Edo 555 (public domain)
More on Ouarzazate
The name Ouarzazate means "noiselessly" or "without noise". It is a Berber name as most of its inhabitants are Berbers. Ouarzazate is located at the edge of the desert, which spreads south from the city.Ouarzazate experiences an arid desert climate. The hottest month is July, when the average high temperature reaches 40°C (104°F). On the other hand in January, it drops to just 1.1°C (34°F). The city receives just 102 mm (4 in) of rain per year, with September to November being the wet season.
Studio backdrops of Atlas Studios at Ouarzazate
Author: Edo 555 (public domain)
In the last two decades the city has developed into a tourist destination. It is the gateway to the Draa Valley and the Ait-Ben-Haddou fortified village, which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city also has a movie making industry with many international films being shot there including Gladiator (2000) and the James Bond movie with Timothy Dalton, The Living Daylights (1987).
Visiting Ouarzazate
You can get to Ouarzazate by bus from Marrakesh. The bus fare is 80 dirham. If you can share a seat in a taxi, a taxi ride to Ouarzazate will cost you 100 dirham per passenger.
Souq of Ouarzazate
Author: Theoliane (public domain)
Places of Interest in Ouarzazate
- Atlas Film Studios
Movie studio that employs a good number of the city's population. - El-Mansour Eddahbi Dam
Dam in the Draa valley fed by the Dadès and Ouarzazate rivers. - Finnt Oasis
Oasis located 10 km (6 mi) to the south of Ouarzazate. - Tiffoultoute Kasbah
Citadel some 7 km (4 mi) to the northwest of Ouarzazate.
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