Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate is the gateway to the Moroccan Sahara, with film studios, desert kasbahs and the Atlas Mountains on its doorstep. Several Bond films have used it as a base.
Fly from Casablanca and visit Aït Benhaddou.
Where Bond filmed
Ouarzazate
1Kasbah Tamdaght (Mujahideen stronghold)
Ounila Valley, High Atlas
Reelstreets identifies the Mujahideen hideout where Kamran Shah takes Bond and Kara as the Kasbah du Glaoui at Tamdaght, in the Ounila valley about five kilometres from Aït Benhaddou. The well in the courtyard was a prop. The battle sequences were staged nearby.
- Scenes
- Resistance hideout, courtyard scenes, horseback attack on the air base
- Today
- Tamdaght is a Glaoui-era kasbah in the High Atlas foothills, near a more famous ksar.
- Visiting
- It is a village kasbah that is easy to visit as part of a trip around Aït Benhaddou. Coordinates are approximate, so confirm access locally.
2Ouarzazate (Soviet air base, Afghanistan)
Ouarzazate Province
The film’s Afghan desert scenes were shot in Morocco around Ouarzazate, including at the airfield used for the Soviet air base. MI6-HQ reports the crew arriving in mid-October 1986. The Harrier crash into the Atlas Mountains was achieved with foreground miniatures.
- Scenes
- Soviet air base, desert airfield, cargo-plane sequences
- Today
- Ouarzazate is a desert gateway town and film-industry hub, with several studios nearby.
- Visiting
- Ouarzazate is reachable by air or by road over the High Atlas. The airfield is a working airport, and film studios in town offer visits.
Positions marked approximate are matched from stills and published location guides. Opening arrangements, fees and access change often. Confirm locally before you travel.