A map of Tunisia annotated with Star Wars filming locations
Tunisia is a country in North Africa. Locations in Tunisia were used to film scenes for the first six Star Wars movies except Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.
The main locations are:
- Chott el Jerid — exterior of the Lars homestead.
- Djerba (Sidi Jemour and Ajim)— Ben Kenobi's hut, Mos Eisley and the deleted scenes set in Anchorhead (Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope).
- Grand Dune — the Dune Sea where R2-D2 and C-3PO crash in Episode IV. Nefta was also in this area.
- Hôtel Sidi Driss — the interior of the Lars homestead.
- Ksar Hadada, Ksar Medenine and Ksar Ouled Soltane — the Slave Quarters Row.
- Oung Jmel — a rock seen in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, especially for Mos Espa.
- Sidi Bouhlel — the canyon where Luke Skywalker meets Ben Kenobi in Episode IV.
Names inspirations[]
Some Star Wars in-universe names were inspired by Berber or Arabic names, such as:
- Gial Ackbar
- Aiwha Squad
- Boga
- Boga noga
- Ghorfa
- Jerba
- Nefta
- Tatooine
- its moons Chenini, Ghomrassen, and Guermessa
- Tozeer
Sources[]
The A New Hope sandcrawler film set in Tunisia
- The Star Wars Sketchbook
- The Star Wars Album
- The Jedi Master's Quizbook
"Star Wars Road Trip" — Star Wars Insider 48- "Race Across the Dune Sea" — Star Wars Insider 61
- Storm Hits Production In Tunisia on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars in 100 Scenes
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
- "Bonnie Piesse: An Aunt for All Ages" — Star Wars Insider 204
- Clones at 20 | 4 Ways Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Helped Change Filmmaking on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Celebration LIVE! - DAY 2 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary Celebration | Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- SWCA 2022: 8 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- Tunisia on Wikipedia
- Star Wars Trip To Tatooine by Mark Dermul
- Sompeetalay in Tunesia by Tim Veekhoven
- Bart & Andrea's Tatooine trip report
- Real Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina by Jeremy Beckett
- The road to Star Wars (.doc file) from Steinninn.is
- Stars of the Desert - A journey across the dunes of Tunisia to discover lost "Tatooine" by Brady Walters
