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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Mos Espa

Tozeur · Tunisia  ·  Desert town set

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope filmed at Mos Espa, Tozeur. A desert set near Tozeur that stood in for a desert town on Tatooine. On screen it's Tatooine.

Where to go

33.994299, 7.842786

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
On screen
Tatooine
In real life
Mos Espa, Tozeur
Can you visit?
Access not confirmed
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope film at Mos Espa?
At 33.994299, 7.842786 in Tozeur. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Mos Espa?
Access not confirmed.
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