🏞 Landscapes & nature
Wadi Rum
valley in southern Jordan
🇯🇴 Jordan · 29.5765, 35.4199
Wadi Rum is recorded as a filming location for 6 productions. Wikipedia names it for 5 more.
“External scenes depicting Mars were filmed in Wadi Rum, a UNESCO world heritage site in Jordan, over eight days in March 2015.”
Movies filmed at Wadi Rum
- The Martian 2015
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Dune
2021
“Filming occurred in Wadi Rum, Jordan, which doubled for Arrakis.” Wikipedia
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Aladdin
2019
“Part of the film was shot in Wadi Rum Desert, Jordan.” Wikipedia
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
“Wadi Rum in Jordan and the fortification of Masada in Israel was used to represent Jedha.” Wikipedia
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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
2019
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, used for the desert planet Pasaana.” Wikipedia
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Red Planet
2000
“The production of the film (which was filmed in Wadi Rum in Southern Jordan and in Outback Australia) was the subject of numerous reports about the bad working relationship between co-stars Tom Sizemore and Val Kilmer.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Wadi Rum 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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Prometheus
2012
“Filming also took place in the Wadi Rum valley in Jordan.” 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
- Dune: Part Two 2024
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Moon Knight
2022–
“Moon Knight (2022), used for the scenes outside Ammit's tomb.” Wikipedia
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Theeb
2014
“Theeb – Filmed mostly in Wadi Rum, as well as Wadi Araba.” Wikipedia
Named here by Wadi Rum’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Wadi Rum, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Lawrence of Arabia 1962
“Desert scenes of Wadi Rum in Lawrence of Arabia from 1962 kick-started Jordan's tourism industry.” Wikipedia
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The Martian 2015
“The Martian – filming for the Ridley Scott film began in March 2015, for shots that stood in for the surface of Mars.” Wikipedia
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Dune 2021
“Dune (2021), used as a location for the desert planet Arrakis.” Wikipedia
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“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, used for scenes set on Jedha.” Wikipedia
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John Wick: Chapter 4 2023
“John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), used for a desert scene while John Wick is on the move.” Wikipedia
Other filming locations in Jordan
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🏙 Towns & cities
Petra
🇯🇴 Jordan
ancient rock-cut historical city in Jordan
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Royal Automobile Museum
🇯🇴 Jordan
automobile museum in Amman, Jordan
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🏙 Towns & cities
Amman
🇯🇴 Jordan
capital of Jordan
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Al Khazneh
🇯🇴 Jordan
The Treasury
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🏙 Towns & cities
Salt
🇯🇴 Jordan
city in Jordan
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Siq
🇯🇴 Jordan
main entrance to city of Petra
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Wadi Rum?
11 productions are recorded as filmed at Wadi Rum, including The Martian (2015), Dune (2021) and Aladdin (2019). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Wadi Rum?
The Martian (2015), covered by 72 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Wadi Rum?
Wadi Rum is in Jordan, at 29.5765, 35.4199.
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 Raya Sharbain, CC BY-SA 4.0.