Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Aït Benhaddou (Berber: Ath Benhadu, Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a fortified city, or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Drâa on a hill along the Ounila River and is known for its kasbahs, although they take damage with each rainstorm. Most of the town's inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; however, eight families still live within the ksar.Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films have been shot there, including:Sodom And Gomorrah (1963)Oedipus Rex (1967)The Man Who Would Be King (film) (1975)The Message (1976)Jesus of Nazareth (1977)Time Bandits (1981)Marco Polo (1982)The Jewel of the Nile (1985)The Living Daylights (1987)The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)The Sheltering Sky (1990)Kundun (1997)The Mummy (1999)Gladiator (2000)Alexander (2004)Kingdom of Heaven (2005)Babel (2006)Prince of Persia (2010)Also used in parts of the TV series Game of Thrones.. }
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- Aït_Benhaddou abstract "Aït Benhaddou (Berber: Ath Benhadu, Arabic: آيت بن حدّو) is a fortified city, or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. It is situated in Souss-Massa-Drâa on a hill along the Ounila River and is known for its kasbahs, although they take damage with each rainstorm. Most of the town's inhabitants now live in a more modern village at the other side of the river; however, eight families still live within the ksar.Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several films have been shot there, including:Sodom And Gomorrah (1963)Oedipus Rex (1967)The Man Who Would Be King (film) (1975)The Message (1976)Jesus of Nazareth (1977)Time Bandits (1981)Marco Polo (1982)The Jewel of the Nile (1985)The Living Daylights (1987)The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)The Sheltering Sky (1990)Kundun (1997)The Mummy (1999)Gladiator (2000)Alexander (2004)Kingdom of Heaven (2005)Babel (2006)Prince of Persia (2010)Also used in parts of the TV series Game of Thrones.".