🏙 Towns & cities
Petra
ancient rock-cut historical city in Jordan
🇯🇴 Jordan · 30.3286, 35.4419
Petra is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Petra, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.
“Herzog shot background scenes and establishing shots without the principal cast in Merzouga, Morocco and Petra, Jordan.”
Movies filmed in Petra
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Petra as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962
“Lean planned to film in Aqaba and the archaeological site at Petra, which Lawrence had been fond of as a place of study.” Wikipedia
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
“The next day, filming moved to the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, where Al Khazneh (The Treasury) stood in for the temple housing the Grail.” Wikipedia
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
“Four days were then spent in Jordan; the Royal Jordanian Air Force aided in filming at Petra, Wadi Rum and Salt because King Abdullah II is a big fan of science fiction movies.” Wikipedia
- The Mummy Returns 2001
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 1997
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Al Khazneh
🇯🇴 Jordan
The Treasury
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Siq
🇯🇴 Jordan
main entrance to city of Petra
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Arabah
🇯🇴 Jordan
area south of the Dead Sea basin in Israel and Jordan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Petra?
6 productions are recorded as filmed in Petra, including Queen of the Desert (2015), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Petra?
Queen of the Desert (2015), covered by 33 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Petra?
Petra is in Jordan, at 30.3286, 35.4419.
What other filming locations are near Petra?
Al Khazneh, Siq and Arabah, 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 Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0.