{"id":3439,"date":"2020-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisisamman.com\/3439"},"modified":"2023-08-10T07:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T07:46:22","slug":"8-iconic-movies-that-were-filmed-in-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisisamman.com\/en\/3439\/8-iconic-movies-that-were-filmed-in-jordan","title":{"rendered":"8 Iconic Movies That Were Filmed In Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people don\u2019t know that Jordan has a Hollywood flare with many movies being filmed on the Jordanian lands. Here are a few:<\/p>


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1. Transformers Revenge of the Fallen<\/strong><\/p>


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This movie is a part of Transformers series, and it has been filmed in Petra and Wadi Rum and at the Dead Sea. This movie made over 800 million dollars. <\/p>


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2. The Martian<\/strong><\/p>


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This movie came out in 2015 and the crew spent 55 days at the Wadi Rum\u2019s desert. This movie made 360 million dollars and won an Oscar. <\/p>


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3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/strong><\/p>

Part of this movie has been filmed in Petra. This movie won an Oscar award and gained more than 474 million dollars. <\/p>


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4. Lawrence of Arabia<\/strong><\/p>


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This movie was filmed in Wadi Rum; it came out in 1962 and it won 7 Oscar awards. It is possibly of Omar El Sharif’s most known works. <\/p>


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5. The Hurt Locker<\/strong><\/p>


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This movie was filmed in Jordan and it came out in 2008. It was nominated for 9 awards and won 6. <\/p>


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6. Prometheus <\/strong><\/p>


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A fictional movie that came out in 2012, many parts of this movie were filmed in Wadi Rum, this movie made 400 million dollars.<\/p>


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7. Mummy Returns<\/strong><\/p>


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This movie came out in 2001, most of the scenes in this movie were filmed in Jordan and it made more than 400 million dollars. <\/p>


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8. Rosewater<\/strong><\/p>


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A drama\/political movie that was filmed in Amman. The movie is about a Canadian journalist who is of Iranian origins.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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