Filming locations near Amman

51 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Amman Citadel, 3 km north; the most filmed is Neve Ilan with 2 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Amman itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 51 30 towns & cities · 14 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 5 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 1 studios & sets Closest · Amman Citadel · 3 km Most famous · Jerusalem

Within 25 km of Amman

1. Amman Citadel · 3 km north · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Captain Abu Raed. Archaeological site in Amman

2. University of Jordan · 11 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Mannequin Challenge. Public university in Amman, Jordan

3. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre · 12 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — The Grand Tour. Military training center in Jordan

4. Salt · 22 km north-west · Towns & cities

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Captain Abu Raed. City in Jordan

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Jerash · 38 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. City in Jordan

2. Qumran · 49 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Appointment with Death. Archaeological site in the Palestinian Authority, West Bank

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Dead Sea · 62 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production — Jesus Christ Superstar. Lake with no outflow (sea) in Western Asia

2. Judaean Desert · 64 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — The Order, Masada. Desert in the southern Levant

3. Jerusalem International Airport · 67 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Delta Force. Airport in Jerusalem

4. East Jerusalem · 67 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Samsara. Eastern part of Jerusalem, in dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs since 1967

5. Dome of the Rock · 67 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   2 productions, per Wikipedia — Appointment with Death, Samsara. Islamic building in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem

6. Al Jalazun Camp · 67 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Lemon Tree. Refugee camp in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine

7. Western Wall · 68 km west · Landmarks & buildings

   4 productions, per Wikipedia — Baraka, Appointment with Death. Holy site of Judaism in Jerusalem

8. Old City of Jerusalem · 68 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Appointment with Death. Walled area within the modern city of Jerusalem

9. Jerusalem · 68 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production — Hit & Run. City in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions

10. American Colony Hotel · 68 km west · Landmarks & buildings

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Appointment with Death. Hotel in East Jerusalem

11. Church of the Holy Sepulchre · 68 km west · Landmarks & buildings

    2 productions, per Wikipedia — Baraka, Appointment with Death. Church in Jerusalem, containing the two holiest sites in Christianity

12. Far'a · 68 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Omar. Refugee camp in Tubas, State of Palestine

+ 33 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

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