Tunisia

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 home, 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 Star Wars Sketchbook
*The Star Wars Album
*The Jedi Master's Quizbook
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*Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Scrapbook
*Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Scrapbook
*Star Wars in 100 Scenes
*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
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Category:Filming locations