Ksar Ouled Soltane

Ksar Ouled Soltane (Arabic: قصر أولاد سلطان‎) is a fortified granary, or ksar, located in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia. The ksar is spread out over two courtyards, each of which has a perimeter of multi-story vaulted granary cellars, or ghorfas. Like other ksour (plural of ksar) built by Berber communities Ksar Ouled Soltane, is located on a hilltop, to help protect it from raiding parties in previous centuries.

Ksar Ouled Soltane ghorfas

Ksar Ouled Soltane is now a tourist destination, with visitors coming to see its well-preserved granary vaults. It was also featured in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in some of the scenes used to represent the slave quarters of Mos Espa, where the character Anakin Skywalker lived as a boy.[1] [2][3] [4]

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.
  • Lonely Planet Tunisia, 3rd edition

See also

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