Kairouan medina (Place J'raba)
Filmed as Cairo (played by Kairouan)
📍 Place J'raba and the souks of the medina, Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia
Scene breakdown
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Cairo (played by Kairouan)
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981Indy faces a showy swordsman in the crowded market and settles it with his revolver.
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Cairo bazaar (played by Kairouan)
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Mild spoilersIndy chases through the souk as Marion is carried off hidden in a basket.
Indiana Jones Marion RavenwoodSpoilers for Raiders of the Lost Ark are hidden — tap to reveal, or change it under Spoilers in the menu.
Real-world history
Kairouan was founded in 670 and its walled medina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The production turned the medina's squares and alleys into 1930s Cairo, and the crew is reported to have taken down a few hundred rooftop TV aerials to hide the modern city.
Logistics & accessibility
Admission: Public streets and squares of a living medina; free to walk. Some monuments in town sell a combined ticket; shops and houses are private.
Parking & accessibility: Paid parking outside the medina walls; the old town is best on foot.
Best time to visit: Morning, when the souks open and before the midday heat.
What else to see here
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Mosque of the Three Doors
9th-century façade inside the medina.
Mosque
Short walk