Where was Raiders of the Lost Ark filmed?
1981 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) was filmed at 10 places in the United States, the United Kingdom, Tunisia and France, including San Francisco, La Rochelle, Kairouan, Richmond, San Anselmo and Tozeur. Every place comes from Wikidata.
Part of the Indiana Jones film series
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
San Francisco
United States
City and county in California, United States
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Studios & sets
Elstree Studios
England
Film and television production facility on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
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Towns & cities Tozeur
Tunisia
City in southwest Tunisia
“The Sidi Bouhlel canyon near the city of Tozeur is where a rocket launcher-equipped Jones confronts the Nazis for the Ark.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities La Rochelle
France
French commune and prefecture of Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine
“The U-boat scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark were also shot in La Rochelle.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings San Francisco City Hall
United States
City hall for the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA
“Marcia is not credited in the film, but her suggestion led Spielberg to shoot a final exterior sequence on the steps of San Francisco City Hall showing Jones and Marion together.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Richmond
United States
City in Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Kairouan
Tunisia
Tunisian town
“The Cairo village was filmed in the city of Kairouan.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Royal Masonic School for Girls
England
School in Hertfordshire, UK
“The interior of Jones's school was filmed at The Royal Masonic School for Girls in Rickmansworth, in Hertfordshire; the exterior was the University of the Pacific in California.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities San Anselmo
United States
Town in Marin County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Anahola
United States
Human settlement in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States of America
“Kalalea Mountain overlooking Anahola is featured in the first shot of the 1981 feature film Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Wikipedia
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Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 10 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Landscapes & nature
Kauaʻi
United States
Northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago
“The Paramount logo dissolving into a natural mountain was an improvisation by Spielberg based on his own childhood habit of doing the same while making films; the mountain is Kalalea Mountain on the island of Kauaʻi.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Borehamwood
England
Town in Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Sahara
Niger
Desert on the African continent
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Towns & cities
San Rafael
United States
City and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Stockton
United States
County seat of San Joaquin County, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
University of the Pacific
United States
Private university in Stockton, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Rickmansworth
England
Town in Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Castles & palaces
La Rochelle submarine base
France
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Landscapes & nature
Nā Pali Coast State Park
United States
State park in Hawaii, United States
“As replacements could not be sourced locally, a pair of gray donkeys were dyed brown with colored hairspray and flown by helicopter to the Nā Pali Coast State Park to finish the scene.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge
United States
National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaiʻi, US
“Ten locations were used across Hawaii, including the Huleia National Wildlife Refuge.” Wikipedia
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
5 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Landscapes & nature
Kauaʻi
United States
Northernmost populated island of the Hawaiian archipelago
“Parts of the island were used for the opening scenes of the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities Tozeur
Tunisia
City in southwest Tunisia
“Tozeur was used as a filming location for the Star Wars saga and Raiders of the Lost Ark (specifically Sidi Bouhlel canyon outside the town and the salt-flats of nearby Nefta).” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings San Francisco City Hall
United States
City hall for the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA
“The Grand Staircase is featured in the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) as a stand-in for an unnamed government building in Washington, D.C.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Kairouan
Tunisia
Tunisian town
“Kairouan was used as a filming location for the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, standing in for Cairo.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Royal Masonic School for Girls
England
School in Hertfordshire, UK
“The school has been used as a filming location on a number of occasions for films and television, including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Supergirl, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Me and Orson Welles.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in California, Hawaii, Hertfordshire, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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