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
Photo by Moncef Kaafar
AfricaTunisiaTozeur Governorate
El-Hamma-Djerid
Tozeur Governorate, Tunisia · Africa
About El-Hamma-Djerid
El-Hamma-Djerid is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Degache, 36km from Chott el Djerid Causeway.
El-Hamma-Djerid is in Tozeur Governorate, Tunisia, with about 6,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Degache, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near El-Hamma-Djerid?
Within an hour or so of El-Hamma-Djerid: Mos Espa film set, near Nefta (29 km), Chott el Djerid Causeway (36 km), Chebika Mountain Oasis (40 km).
Are there any good drives near El-Hamma-Djerid?
The nearest famous roads are Chott el Djerid Causeway.
Where is El-Hamma-Djerid?
El-Hamma-Djerid is in Tozeur Governorate, Tunisia, about 6 km from Degache.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,467
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Tunisia
- Region
- Tozeur Governorate
- Timezone
- Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates
- 34.0115, 8.1531
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Worth the detour from El-Hamma-Djerid
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Chott el Djerid Causeway
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
Chebika Mountain Oasis
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
Driving roads near El-Hamma-Djerid
- 36 kmChott el Djerid CausewayA 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.
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