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Merv
archaeological site in Turkmenistan
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan · 37.6628, 62.1925
Merv is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“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.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Merv as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Merv?
1 production is recorded as filmed in Merv, including White Sun of the Desert (1969). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Where is Merv?
Merv is in Turkmenistan, at 37.6628, 62.1925.
What other filming locations are near Merv?
Mary, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0.