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Star Wars: A New Hope

Chott el Djerid

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Star Wars: A New Hope filmed at Chott el Djerid. This enormous salt lake formed the backdrop for a desert homestead scene. On screen it's Tatooine.

Chott el Djerid,
Josep M. Gracia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

33.7, 8.433333

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Chott el Djerid
Can you visit?
Access not confirmed
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Chott el Djerid today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Wars: A New Hope film at Chott el Djerid?
At 33.7, 8.433333. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Chott el Djerid?
Access not confirmed.
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