Ksar Hadada

Ksar Hadada in 2004

Ksar Hadada (Arabic: قصر حدادة‎) is a ksar in southeastern Tunisia. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was filmed here.[1][2][3][4] The population at the last census was 1298.[5][6] It s located at 33° 06′ 00″ N, 10° 18′ 50″ E.

Ksar Hadada is a ksar in southeastern Tunisia. Along with two other ksar's around Tataouine, Ksar Hadada was filmed for Mos Espa's Slave Quarters in the Star Wars film: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

The Arabic spelling is: كصر حدادة. Sometimes it is spelled "Ksar Hedada". Ksar Hadada is surrounded by a mountain range. The village is also home to a valley between 25 and 50 meters deep called Gattar.

Several fossils have been found in and around the village.

Climate

The climate is semi-arid, the Sahara being about fifty kilometers, and rain is rare but abundant when it appears. Temperatures can reach 48 °C during the day in summer and go down to 0 °C during the night in winter.

Architecture and town planning

A mosque was built in the 1950s. There are also two cafés, a post office, a library, a football stadium and a dozen shops. The village has a kindergarten and a primary school. On the other hand, the ksar does not have a college or a high school, but special links are in place to connect the village with the two colleges and the two high schools of the town of Ghomrassen.

References

  1. ↑ Star Wars Trip To Tatooine by Mark Dermul.
  2. ↑ The Star Wars Traveler by Gus Lopez and Pamela Gren.
  3. ↑ Loms Galactic Tours by Loms
  4. ↑ Stars of the Desert – A journey across the dunes of Tunisia to discover lost "Tatooine" by Brady Walters.
  5. ↑ Recensement de 2014, 7 mai 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.ins.nat.tn/fr/rgph2.1.2.php?code_modalite=0015355&Code_indicateur=0301001,2014.

Coordinates: 33°06′00″N 10°18′50″E / 33.10000°N 10.31389°E / 33.10000; 10.31389


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