The Atlas Obscura Guide To Nefta

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nefta, Tunisia

Updated April 18, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in Nefta

Lars Homestead.

Nefta, Tunisia

Lars Homestead

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

La Corbeille de Nefta with its characteristic basket shape

Nefta, Tunisia

Corbeille of Nefta

A stunning basket-shaped oasis supplies water to one of Tunisia's holiest cities.

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Mos Espa set.

Naftah, Tunisia

Leftover 'Star Wars' Sets

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

8 miles from Nefta

Mos Espa, Tunisia.

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Mos Espa

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

8 miles from Nefta

El Hamma Water Cooler

Hammat-al-jarid, Tunisia

El Hamma Water Cooler

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation

19 miles from Nefta

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