Where was White Sun of the Desert filmed?
1969 film by Vladimir Motyl
White Sun of the Desert (1969) was filmed in Makhachkala, Karakum Desert, Mary, Merv and Luga, 5 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in Russia, Turkmenistan. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 5 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Luga
🇷🇺 Russia
town in Russia
“Sukhov's dream scenes were filmed first, near Luga, Leningrad Oblast, while the bulk of the film was shot on the western shore of the Caspian Sea near Makhachkala, Dagestan.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Makhachkala
🇷🇺 Russia
city in Dagestan, Russia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Karakum Desert
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
desert in Turkmenistan
“The sand dune scenes were shot in the Karakum Desert near Mary, Turkmenistan, with the museum scenes filmed in the nearby ancient city of Merv.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Mary
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
city of Mary Province in Turkmenistan
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🏙 Towns & cities
Merv
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
archaeological site in Turkmenistan
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does White Sun of the Desert have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.