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Gladiator · Ouarzazate and the Atlas Westeros · Slaver's Bay 3 scenes

Aït Ben Haddou

Filmed as Zucchabar

📍 Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou, about 30 km northwest of Ouarzazate, Aït Ben Haddou, Morocco

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Aït Ben Haddou
Photo: Erik Albers · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown · Gladiator

  1. Zucchabar

    Gladiator 2000 Mild spoilers

    Proximo buys Maximus and Juba from slave traders in the market town of Zucchabar.

    Maximus Decimus Meridius Proximo Juba

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  2. Zucchabar arena

    Gladiator 2000

    Maximus fights in Proximo's provincial arena and starts to draw a crowd.

    Maximus Decimus Meridius Proximo Juba

Also filmed here: A Song of Ice and Fire

  1. Gates and plain of Yunkai

    Game of Thrones S03E10 Major spoilers

    After the city falls, former slaves stream out of the ksar chanting ‘Mhysa’ and raise Daenerys above the crowd.

    Daenerys Targaryen Jorah Mormont Grey Worm Missandei Daario Naharis Barristan Selmy

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Real-world history

UNESCO earthen ksar on the former caravan route to Marrakech. Season 3 used the terraced kasbah and the plain below as Yunkai — the ‘Mhysa’ finale where freed slaves lift Daenerys.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Village is free to enter; unofficial guides at the gate. A few restored kasbahs charge a few dirhams.

Parking & accessibility: Lots on the new-town side of the wadi. Cross the footbridge.

Best time to visit: Sunrise or late afternoon for the clay colour. October–April. Midday in summer is brutal.

What else to see here

  • Ouarzazate / Atlas Studios

    Film studios

    30 min drive

  • Telouet Kasbah

    Kasbah

    60 min drive