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Ait Ben Haddou

Ouarzazate · Morocco  ·  Yellow City of Yunkai

Game of Thrones filmed at Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate. This fortified village stood in for Yunkai, the Yellow City where Daenerys built her army. On screen it's Yunkai.

Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate

Where to go

31.05, -7.133333

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Game of Thrones (2011)
On screen
Yunkai
In real life
Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Game of Thrones film at Ait Ben Haddou?
At 31.05, -7.133333 in Ouarzazate. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Ait Ben Haddou?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Ait Ben Haddou?
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