Towns & cities

Tarsus

district and town in Mersin, Turkey

Turkey · 36.9167, 34.9000

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Tarsus 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.

“By late May 1962, most of the palace scenes were finished, but the remaining sequences, including those of the Battle of Pharsalus and Actium, the arrival of Cleopatra in Tarsus, and Antony's confrontation with Octavian's legions, were not yet filmed.”
Cleopatra (1963) · Wikipedia

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Tarsus
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Tarsus 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 Tarsus?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Tarsus, including Cleopatra (1963). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Tarsus?

Tarsus is in Turkey. Its coordinates are 36.9167, 34.9000.

What other filming locations are near Tarsus?

Varda Viaduct (37 km north) and Adana (39 km east) — all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

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 Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.