Tunisia, TN
outdoors
Posted about 5 years ago
Gulf of Gabes
A little to the north, overlooking the Gulf of Gabes, is Obi-Wan’s remote home, and a mosque used as the entrance to ‘Mos Eisley’ in Star Wars A New Hope.
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United States, US
outdoors
Posted about 5 years ago
Death Valley National Park
In Star Wars IV A New Hope, several extra desert scenes, featuring R2D2, Luke’s landspeeder and the banthas, were shot in Death Valley, central California, and cut in to match existing Tunisian footage.
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Medenine, Tunisia
outdoors
Posted about 5 years ago
Djerba
In Star Wars IV A New Hope,this island was used for scenes as part of ‘Mos Eisley’, the sleazy spaceport where Luke and Obi-Wan (Alec Guinness) meet Han Solo (Harrison Ford), is Ajim, a fishing town near the Ile de Jerba. You can see the exterior of the Cantina here.
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Tikal, Petén Department
outdoors
Posted about 5 years ago
Tikal
These ancient Mayan ruins were used as the rebel base in the film Star Wars IV A New Hope. The main scene was a shot of Luke Skywalker taking off from the base to destroy the Death Star
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Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Gabes
lodging
Posted about 5 years ago
Hotel Sidi Idriss
Luke’s sunken home was in the troglodyte town of Matmata in the Star Wars: A New Hope film, where homes are burrowed into the soft local sandstone from the sides of circular pits. The interior is one of the inner courtyards of the Sidi Driss Hotel, where you can still see the murals and some of the set dressing from the movie.
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Tunisia, TN
outdoors
Posted about 5 years ago
Chott el Djerid
In Star Wars IV A New Hope, the exterior of the homestead, where Luke contemplates the two suns, is part of the vast Chott el Jerid, the dry, white salt flat stretching across central Tunisia to the oases of Tozeur and Nefta
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Naftah, Tozeur
outdoors
Posted about 5 years ago
Naftah
Six miles north of Naftah Tunisia, leads to La Grande Dune, used for the ‘Dune Sea’, where C3P0 and R2D2 wander aimlessly in Star Wars A New Hope.
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