Tataouine in Tunisia was the setting for many scenes in the movies of which blockbuster franchise?
Tataouine Governorate Tataouine Governorate Tataouine Governorate ( "") is the southernmost of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia, the only one to border Algeria and Libya. It is also the largest in covering an area of 38,889 km² and has a population of 149,453 (as at the 2014 census), nearly tied for second least-populated with Kebili (156,961) after Tozeur (107,912). The capital is Tataouine. This is where George Lucas filmed part of "Star Wars", and a homophone of the city was chosen to be the home planet of the protagonist's family (Tatooine). Wells from aquifers dot the eastern slopes of the pronounced long
Tataouine Tataouine Tataouine (Berber: Tiṭṭawin; ) is a city in southern Tunisia. It is the capital of the Tataouine Governorate. The below-ground "cave dwellings" of the native Berber population, designed for coolness and protection, render the city and the area around it a tourist and film makers' attraction. The name "Tiṭṭawin" means "eyes" and "water springs" in the Berber language. It is sometimes transliterated in European languages as "Tatahouine", "Tatahouïne", "Tatawin" or "Tatooine". The city is sometimes also called "Fum Taṭāwīn" (), alternatively spelled "Fumm Tattauin", "Foum Tatahouine", "Fum Tatawin", or "Foum Tataouine", which means "mouth of the springs". From 1892