Bouregba Mosque

OVERVIEW

Site: Bouregba Mosque complex

GPS: 33.746187, 10.920452

Location: Sedouikech, Médenine Governorate, Djerba island, Tunisia

Description: Ibadi complex (late 19th century CE)

Star Wars recce:
Episode IV – Tunisia (November 1975)

Source: Original recce photograph (Barry)

Star Wars scouted set concept:
Mos Eisley | Cantina (exterior)

Star Wars connection discovery:
Galaxy Tours (13 May 2022)

Drive-by: Bouregba Mosque complex includes a mosque, wool weaving workshop, and cemetery. The focal point of the quick drive-by recce visit was certainly the weaving workshop. The close proximity of the cemetery to the workshop likely designated the site unsuitable for filming from the start.