Filming locations near Jerusalem

29 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot — every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Al-Aqsa Mosque, 1 km east; the most filmed is Tel Aviv with 4 recorded productions.

Everything recorded against Jerusalem itself — rather than at a named spot near it — is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 29 15 towns & cities · 6 landmarks, buildings & interiors · 4 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 2 streets, squares & public space Closest · Al-Aqsa Mosque · 1 km Most famous · Amman

Within 25 km of Jerusalem

1. 🛣 Al-Aqsa Mosque · 1 km east · Streets & squares

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Last Temptation of Christ. The main prayer hall of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem

2. 🏛 Second Temple · 1 km north-east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — King of Kings. Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem between c. 516 BCE and 70 CE

3. 🏰 Antonia Fortress · 1 km north · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Military barracks in Jerusalem

4. 🏞 Mount of Olives · 1 km east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — King of Kings. Mountain in Jerusalem that is mentioned several times in the Bible

5. 🏙 Lifta · 4 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Ben-Hur. Depopulated Palestinian village village on the outskirts of Jerusalem

6. 🏛 Jerusalem International Airport · 10 km north · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Delta Force. Airport in Jerusalem

7. 🏞 Herodium · 12 km south · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Jesus Christ Superstar. Mountain in the West Bank

8. 🏛 Herod's Palace at Herodium · 12 km south · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — Jesus Christ Superstar. Palace in Herodium, West Bank

9. 🏙 Neve Ilan · 15 km west · Towns & cities

   2 productions — Not Without My Daughter, HaKokhav HaBa. Human settlement in Israel

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. 🏞 Beit Guvrin National Park · 37 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production — Jesus Christ Superstar. National park in Israel

2. 🏞 Dead Sea · 37 km south-east · Landscapes & nature

   1 production — Jesus Christ Superstar. Lake with no outflow (sea) in Western Asia

3. 🏙 Bayt Jibrin · 37 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Jesus Christ Superstar. Depopulated Palestinian town in Hebron, Palestine

4. 🏛 Lod Air Force Base · 42 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Delta Force. Former Israeli air force base in Lod

5. 🏛 Ben Gurion Airport · 42 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia — The Delta Force. Main international airport of Israel

6. 🏙 Kafr Qasim · 45 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Fauda. City in Israel

7. 🏙 Nablus · 49 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production — Paradise Now. City in the West Bank, State of Palestine

8. 🏰 Masada · 53 km south · Castles & palaces

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Archaeological site in southeastern Israel

9. 🏙 Palmachim · 53 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Cast a Giant Shadow. Kibbutz in Central Israel

10. 🛣 Allenby Street · 54 km north-west · Streets & squares

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Not Without My Daughter. Thoroughfare in Tel Aviv, Israel

11. 🏙 Tel Aviv · 55 km north-west · Towns & cities

    4 productions — Homeland, Paradise Now. City in Israel

12. 🏙 Ajami · 55 km north-west · Towns & cities

    1 production, per Wikipedia — Not Without My Daughter. Neighborhood in Tel Aviv

+ 2 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏙 Tulkarm · 62 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production — 200 Meters. City in the State of Palestine

2. 🏙 Amman · 68 km east · Towns & cities

   2 productions — AlRawabi School for Girls, Jinn. Capital of Jordan

3. 🏙 Beersheba · 72 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Jesus Christ Superstar. City in Israel

4. 🏛 King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre · 75 km east · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production — The Grand Tour. Military training center in Jordan

5. 🏙 Beit She'an · 84 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production — Jesus Christ Superstar. Ancient city and modern regional center in the Northern District of Israel

6. 🏙 Jisr az-Zarqa · 90 km north · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Fauda. Local council in Israel

Nearby city guides

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