Was Star Wars filmed in Tunisia? The scenes from the planet Tatooine were filmed in Tunisia. Tunisia has 24 governates (states), and one of them is called Tatouine, in southern Tunisia.

But a CNN report claims that the area in southern Tunisia where Lucas filmed three installments of his series ("Star Wars," "The Phantom Menace" in 1999, and "Attack of the Clones" in 2002) is now ...

Tunisia Launches ‘Star Wars’ Tourism Campaign "It's our first convention and we will see if we can make it annual," said Abderrahman Ameur, the director of Tunisia's year-and-a-half-old Star ...

Located in the southeast of Tunisia, the mountainous and ancient village of Matmata does not only attract visitors with ...

Just like that, Tunisia’s Star Wars sites became linked to terrorism. Now, only two out of 18 hotels is still open year-round in Tozeur. At the Mos Espa site, ...

You don't have to travel to a galaxy far, far away to visit classic Star Wars locations. For the 45th anniversary of George Lucas's industry-transforming space opera — which opened in theaters ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — Two dozen white-clad Imperial Troopers and other Star Wars characters marched Wednesday down a stately, tree-lined avenue in Tunis — a site where activists once fought riot ...

Revisiting Tunisia’s ‘Star Wars’ desert. Despite terrorist attacks and a revolution, fans of the movie franchise are still flocking to the desert regions of Tataouine ...

Tunisia Turns to “Star Wars” to Boost Tourism The original 1977 Star Wars was filmed in Tunisia, with protagonist Luke Skywalker's home planet borrowing its name of the nearby town of Tatouine ...

A Star Wars appreciation club in Tunisia is playing a big role in helping promote the country's ailing tourism industry.