Where was Muhammad: The Messenger of God filmed?
2015 film directed by Majid Majidi
Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015) was filmed in Mecca, Qom and Bela-Bela, 3 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in Saudi Arabia, Iran, South Africa. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 3 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Mecca
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province
“As 40% of the story takes place in 6th century Mecca, Majidi and his team recreated the city to what it would have been 1400 years ago.” Wikipedia
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Qom
🇮🇷 Iran
city in Qom Province, Iran
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Bela-Bela
🇿🇦 South Africa
town in Limpopo, South Africa
“Certain scenes requiring elephants were filmed at Bela-Bela in South Africa.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Muhammad: The Messenger of God have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 3 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Malcolm X (1992), each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.