Where Was Arabian Nights Filmed?

Arabian Nights was filmed at Sanaa, Ta'izz and Eritrea. The 1974 film has 9 recorded filming locations in Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Iran and 1 more countries, each plotted on the map below.

Title	Arabian Nights
Year	1974
Type	Film
Recorded filming locations	9
Countries	Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal
Source	Wikidata Q209737 · Wikipedia

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Arabian Nights Filming Locations

• Sanaa

  Yemen · Towns and cities · 15.3500, 44.2000

  Capital city of Yemen.

• Ta'izz

  Ta'izz Governorate, Yemen · Towns and cities · 13.5789, 44.0219

  City in the Yemeni Highlands.

  The nearest other filming location is Aden, about 140 km away.

• Eritrea

  Eritrea · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 15.4833, 38.2500

  Country in the Horn of Africa.

• Ethiopia

  Ethiopia · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 9.0000, 40.0000

  Country in the Horn of Africa.

  Also used by 8 other productions on this map, including Planet Earth, 8, Mystery of the Nile.

• Iran

  Iran · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 32.0000, 53.0000

  Country in Western Asia.

  Also used by 54 other productions on this map, including Prophet Joseph, Haji Backpacker, The Frog.

• Nepal

  Nepal · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 28.0000, 84.0000

  Country in South Asia.

  Also used by 15 other productions on this map, including Doctor Strange, Seven Years in Tibet, Everest.

• South Yemen

  Yemen · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 12.8000, 45.0300

  1967–1990 state in Western Asia.

• Yemen Arab Republic

  recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 15.3547, 44.2067

  Former country.

• Yemen

  Yemen · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 15.5000, 48.0000

  Country in West Asia.

  Also used by 3 other productions on this map, including Menorah Exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum, Children Reenact Olympic games, Ancient and Modern Judaica Silverware Exhibition.

Can You Visit the Arabian Nights Shooting Locations?

2 of them are public ground such as streets, towns or open landscape, so you can usually walk straight up: Sanaa and Ta'izz. 7 entries name only a country or region, so there is no single address to visit. Always check access locally before travelling, and respect private land.

How Far Apart the Arabian Nights Locations Are

The two furthest apart are Sanaa and Ta'izz, roughly 198 km apart.

More Movies Filmed in Yemen

• Movies filmed in Yemen5
• Movies filmed in Ethiopia2
• Movies filmed in Iran27
• Towns and cities on film9,084

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