Where Was King Solomon's Mines Filmed?

King Solomon's Mines was filmed at Butare, Carlsbad Caverns National Park (Eddy County, United States) and Kisangani. The 1950 film has 12 recorded filming locations in Rwanda, the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya and 3 more countries, each plotted on the map below.

Title	King Solomon's Mines
Year	1950
Type	Film
Recorded filming locations	12
Countries	Rwanda, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Empire, British Empire
Source	Wikidata Q1471671 · Wikipedia

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King Solomon's Mines Filming Locations

• Butare

  Huye District, Rwanda · Towns and cities · -2.6000, 29.7500

  City in Rwanda.

  The nearest other filming location is Kigali, about 83 km away.

• Carlsbad Caverns National Park

  Eddy County, United States · Landscapes and nature · 32.1753, -104.4439

  United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico.

  The nearest other filming location is Sitting Bull Falls, about 25 km away.

• Kisangani

  Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Towns and cities · 0.5153, 25.1911

  City in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  The nearest other filming location is Yakusu, about 20 km away.

• Lincoln National Forest

  New Mexico, United States · Landscapes and nature · 32.8333, -105.6833

  US national forest in New Mexico, first established as Lincoln Forest Reserve in 1902.

  The nearest other filming location is Alamogordo, about 25 km away.

• Machakos

  Machakos County, Kenya · Towns and cities · -1.5167, 37.2667

  Municipality in Machakos County, Kenya.

  The nearest other filming location is East Africa, about 52 km away.

• Murchison Falls

  Uganda · Landscapes and nature · 2.2783, 31.6856

  Waterfall on the Nile in Uganda.

  The nearest other filming location is Lake Albert, about 108 km away.

• Rumuruti

  Laikipia County, Kenya · Towns and cities · 0.2667, 36.5333

  Place in Laikipia County, Kenya.

  The nearest other filming location is Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley, about 38 km away.

• Sitting Bull Falls

  New Mexico, United States · Landscapes and nature · 32.2453, -104.6960

  Waterfalls in New Mexico, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Carlsbad Caverns National Park, about 25 km away.

• Kenya

  Kenya · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 0.1000, 38.0000

  Country in Eastern Africa.

  Also used by 70 other productions on this map, including Out of Africa, The Color Purple, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life.

• Belgian Congo

  Belgian Empire · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · -4.3067, 15.2803

  Belgian colony in Central Africa (1908–1960), established after international pressure forced Belgium to annex the Congo Free State following King Leopold II's brutal personal rule; now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  Also used by 2 other productions on this map, including The African Queen, The Roots of Heaven.

• Tanganyika Territory

  British Empire · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · -6.8000, 39.2833

  Former British mandate territory in East Africa.

  Also used by 2 other productions on this map, including Mogambo.

• Uganda

  Uganda · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 1.2800, 32.3900

  Country in East Africa.

  Also used by 7 other productions on this map, including The African Queen, Queen of Katwe, Stanley and Livingstone.

Can You Visit the King Solomon's Mines Shooting Locations?

8 of them are public ground such as streets, towns or open landscape, so you can usually walk straight up: Butare, Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Kisangani and others. 4 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 King Solomon's Mines Locations Are

The two furthest apart are Lincoln National Forest and Machakos, roughly 14,813 km apart.

Also Filmed at the Same Locations as King Solomon's Mines

These productions used at least one of the same filming locations as King Solomon's Mines.

• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)Carlsbad Caverns National Park

More Movies Filmed in Rwanda

• Movies filmed in Rwanda3
• Movies filmed in the United States5,272
• Movies filmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo7
• Movies filmed in Kenya21
• Landscapes and nature on film2,050
• Towns and cities on film9,084

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