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Ksar Ouled Soltane

Tamelest · Tunisia  ·  The slave quarters

Star Wars filmed at Ksar Ouled Soltane, Tamelest. The four-storey granary courtyard used for Anakin and Shmi's home. On screen it's Mos Espa.

Ksar Ouled Soltane, Tamelest
Houss 2020 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

32.788419, 10.515252

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

Good to know

Title
Star Wars (1977)
On screen
Mos Espa
In real life
Ksar Ouled Soltane, Tamelest
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
60 minutes
Confidence
Probable

Ksar Ouled Soltane 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 film at Ksar Ouled Soltane?
At 32.788419, 10.515252 in Tamelest. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Ksar Ouled Soltane?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 60 minutes.
What else was filmed near Ksar Ouled Soltane?
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