What movies were filmed near Merzouga?

The wider Erfoud–Ouarzazate region is Morocco’s film country — productions like “The Mummy”, “Sahara” and “Prince of Persia” shot nearby, with Erg Chebbi doubling for the deep Sahara.

Ouarzazate’s Atlas Studios, on your likely route in, offers tours of sets from decades of desert epics. Directors come here for the same reason you do: reliable sun and horizons with nothing modern in them.