Chott El Jerid, Tozeur — Raiders Of The Lost Ark filming location

Where to go

33.7, 8.433333

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title

Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)

On screen

Egyptian desert

In real life

Chott El Jerid, Tozeur

Can you visit?

Open to the public, free

Time to allow

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Confidence

Probable

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Also filmed here

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Questions

Where exactly did Raiders Of The Lost Ark film at Chott El Jerid?

At 33.7, 8.433333 in Tozeur. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Can you visit Chott El Jerid?

Open to the public, free.

What else was filmed near Chott El Jerid?

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