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 Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Chott el Jerid, Nefta
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable
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Also filmed here
The English Patient — Chott el JeridTozeur · TunisiaShimmering salt lake crossing- Raiders Of The Lost Ark — Chott El JeridTozeur · TunisiaDesert of Egypt · as Egyptian desert
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones — Chott el JeridNefta · TunisiaExterior of the desert homestead · as Tatooine homestead
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith — Chott el JeridTozeur · TunisiaClosing Tatooine shot · as Tatooine
- Star Wars: A New Hope — Chott el JeridTozeur · TunisiaSweeping desert vistas · as Tatooine
- Star Wars — Chott El JeridTozeur · TunisiaLandspeeder search across saltpans
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Where exactly did Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope film at Chott el Jerid?
At 33.7, 8.433333 in Nefta. 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 Jerid?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Chott el Jerid?
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