Desert planet Tatooine (15 photos) Bashny.Net

External territory Arkanis sector. Distance from the galactic center - 43 thousand light years. Desert planet Tatooine, orbiting a binary star and is a haven for smugglers and gangsters of all stripes. For centuries, Tatooine was the site of clashes orbital different gangs, so that the surface of the planet is literally littered with fragments of ancient spacecraft buried beneath the sands of the desert. Tatooine officially colonized by several hundred years ago, on the planet except for the colonists of different races and are natives: fussy and annoying people Jawas, and aggressive nomads Tusk. The form of government - complete anarchy, some power has only king of the underworld, a race Hutt Jabba the Hutt.

On the other hand, Tatooine - a small town in the south of Tunisia, the administrative center of Tataouine Governorate. It is here that director George Lucas filmed some scenes of the famous stories. True shooting the first film "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" were not there, and in the vicinity of Matmata Berber villages, where in addition to painting landscapes lit interiors of the hotel «Sidi Driss».

And the scenery of the town of the future of the Jedi were built in Lucas sand hills near the town of oil in 15ti kilometers from the Algerian border (see map). Arid climate allowed them to remain virtually untouched for 35 years. It's clear that being in Tunisia, and not see it - well, just can not. Especially when you go with the child before the trip who examined all six episodes of "Star Wars».