Beggar's Canyon

Beggar's Canyon was a dry river bed that cut through Ben's Mesa, on the desert world of Tatooine. Its landmarks included the so-called Dead Man's Turn, the Diablo Cut, and the Stone Needle. Beggar's Canyon led to the Desert Plain on one side, and to Ebe Crater Valley on the other side, with the junction being known as the Notch.
In the last decades of the Galactic Republic, Beggar's Canyon was inhabited by hermits who had been chased out of Mos Espa as well as bounty hunters on the run. They resided in small houses nested in the canyon's rock walls. Despite being inhabited, Beggar's Canyon was also part of the notoriously hazardous Boonta Eve Classic race track. On non-race days, Tatooinian youngsters would sneak into the canyon to perform dangerous runs aboard their customized landspeeders or skyhoppers.
In their youth, pilots Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter flew T-16 skyhoppers through the narrow canyon, and Skywalker once threaded the Stone Needle.A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy They later recalled Beggar's Canyon while fighting in the Battle of Yavin; during the Rebel Alliance's assault on the Death Star, the two pilots entered into a narrow trench leading towards the planet-destroying space station's reactor shaft, and the trench reminded them of the canyon.
==Behind the scenes==
In 2015, Beggar's Canyon appeared in the Korean web-comic simply titled Star Wars. The comic depicted a young Luke Skywalker racing his friends through the canyon in his T-16 skyhopper, crashing the vehicle soon after.Star Wars LINE Webtoon However, due to cultural leeway, the comic's canonical status is in a "grey area."
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars Battlefront II 
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*Star Wars (2015) 15
*Choose Your Destiny: A Podracer Mission
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*A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy 
*Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization 
*Star Wars Battlefront
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*The Mandalorian Junior Novel 
*Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga 
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*The Legends of Luke Skywalker 
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales 
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
*LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation 
==Sources==
*Ultimate Star Wars
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*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
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*Star Wars: Complete Locations
*Star Wars: X-Wing Deluxe Book and Model Set
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
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*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
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*Star Wars 100 Objects
*Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Mos Espa podrace circuit locations