Erfoud
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  Erfoud
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| Coordinates: 31°26′10″N 4°13′58″W / 31.43611°N 4.23278°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Meknès-Tafilalet |
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| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 23,637 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| - Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Erfoud (Arabic: أرفود) is a town in eastern Morocco. It is located at around 31°26′10″N 4°13′58″W / 31.43611°N 4.23278°W. Erfoud is a popular destination for filmmakers because of the beautiful views of the Sahara Desert that the town's location affords. Desert sequences in the 1999 film The Mummy were filmed in several locations around the town, including the inside of a dormant volcano.
[edit] In fiction
French Foreign Legionaries defend an archaeological excavation from attack by Moroccan revolutionaries led by Abd el-Krim, in March or Die, starring Gene Hackman.
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