Barrage El Mansour Eddahbi

Ouarzazate


This large lake east of Ouarzazate is popular with birdwatchers (and birds).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Ouarzazate attractions

1. Musée de Cinema

3.84 MILES

This small cinema museum is housed in a former studio and exhibits a collection of old film sets, props and cinematic equipment, which visitors are mostly…

2. Taourirt Kasbah

3.86 MILES

Unlike other Glaoui-era kasbahs, Taourirt escaped ruin by moonlighting as a Hollywood backdrop (Sheltering Sky, Gladiator, Prince of Persia) and…

3. Atlas Film Corporation Studios

8.03 MILES

The first ‘Ouarzawood’ studio, established by Mohammed Belghimi in 1983, displays sets and props from movies filmed here, including Jewel of the Nile,…

4. Tifoultoute Kasbah

9.3 MILES

Built in the 17th century and extended by the Glaoui clan in the 18th, this commanding hilltop kasbah has now been converted into a privately owned…

5. Musée Memoire de Ouarzazate

17.12 MILES

This kasbah-turned-museum showcases the history and traditions of Southern Morocco's Imazighen (Berbers). Anthropologist Abdelmoula El Moudahab will…

6. Kasbah Amridil

17.47 MILES

One of Morocco’s grandest kasbahs, this 17th-century marvel once appeared on the Dh50 note. Signposted just a few hundred metres from the main road, this…

7. Palmeraie

18.49 MILES

Skoura’s beautiful Unesco-protected palmeraie (palm grove) has been dubbed ‘Oasis of 1000 Palms’. Under the green canopy, a 15-mile patchwork of plots are…

8. Igherm Iqadarne

19.73 MILES

Towering above the village, the ighrane (collective granary) is popular as a tourist site and as a panoramic viewpoint for views of the surrounding…