film location
Mos Espa film set, near Nefta
The standing Mos Espa set in the Chott el Djerid dunes is the most complete surviving Star Wars location, slowly being buried by sand.
29 km · about 35 min drive
Tozeur Governorate, Tunisia · Africa
El-Hamma-Djerid is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Degache, 36km from Chott el Djerid Causeway.
El-Hamma-Djerid is a town located in Tozeur Governorate, Tunisia. With a population of 6,467, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, El-Hamma-Djerid sits in Tunisia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Africa/Tunis time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add El-Hamma-Djerid to your route.
Hamet Jerid (or simply el-Hamma), also spelled Hamet Djerid (Arabic: حامة الجريد, French: El Hamma du Jérid), is an oasis town and municipality in the Djerid region in southwest Tunisia. As of 2014, it had a population of 6,467.
The oasis's palm grove has been exploited since the Roman times. It was supplied by aboutRead more
twenty springs, six of which were hot springs; some had chlorinated, sodium-rich, and sulfurous water. Until recently, people still visited to take baths. Now, the springs have been replaced by modern deep wells. The modern palm grove of El Hamma, created in the 20th century, is exclusively planted with the date palm cultivar that produces deglet nour.
The town has been mentioned in historical sources since the early Middle Ages as one of the four metropolitan cities of the region of Castillia. In the 9th century, Arab Geographer Ya'qubi wrote: "The cities of Castillia are four, situated in a vast land of palm and olive trees. The greater city is Tozeur, where the workers reside; the second is known as el-Hamma, the third Thiges, and the fourth Nefta."
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El-Hamma-Djerid is located in Tozeur Governorate, Tunisia, Africa. The coordinates are 34.0115 latitude, 8.1531 longitude.
El-Hamma-Djerid has a population of approximately 6,467 people, making it a town in Tunisia.
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film location
The standing Mos Espa set in the Chott el Djerid dunes is the most complete surviving Star Wars location, slowly being buried by sand.
29 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
A dead-straight sealed causeway carrying the P16 for roughly 80 km across the largest salt pan in the Sahara, between Tozeur and Kebili. Salt crusts shift colour through the day and mirages are routine.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A palm-filled gorge and spring-fed waterfall at the foot of the Atlas escarpment near the Algerian border, with the ochre ruins of the old village abandoned after the 1969 floods above it.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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