Ouarzazate (Berber: Warzazat ⵡⴰⵔⵣⴰⵣⴰⵝ; ), nicknamed The door of the desert, is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in Drâa-Tafilalet region of south-central Morocco. Ouarzazate is at an elevation of in the middle of a bare plateau south of the High Atlas Mountains. To the south of the town is the desert.