The Grand Dune located near Nefta, Tunisia, is the largest sand dune in the area. In Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope it served as the filming location for R2-D2 and C-3PO's landing in the Dune Sea. The film later returns to the site for a scene in which a few sandtroopers find the abandoned escape pod and traces of the fugitive droids. Note that the latter sequence was extended in the Special Edition with shots from the Yuma Desert.
External links
- The Star Wars Traveler by Gus Lopez and Pamela Gren
- Stars of the Desert - A journey across the dunes of Tunisia to discover lost "Tatooine" by Brady Walters
- Lionel Noetzlin escription of his travel