Ksar Ouled Soltane

OVERVIEW

Site: Ksar Ouled Soltane

GPS: 32.788346, 10.514549

Location: Ksar Ouled Soltane village, Tataouine Governorate, southeast Tunisia

Description: Amazigh fortified granary (late 17th century CE)

Star Wars recce:
Episode I – Tunisia (December 1995)*

Source: Correspondence with Philip Vanni (Star Wars tourism pioneer)

Star Wars scouted set concept:
Mos Espa | slave quarters

Pending: Although final confirmation is still pending, layered first- and second-hand verbal evidence suggests that Ksar Ouled Soltane—one of the most popular Tunisian ksour—was probably scouted in December 1995 or possibly during a subsequent pre-production recce in 1996. Located deep in the Tataouine region far from all major roads, the extreme remote position of the site likely resulted in only minimal consideration for Episode I production.

Correction: Despite consistently circulated misinformation dating back to 1999, Ksar Ouled Soltane is not a Star Wars film site.

*Visual confirmation pending. No recce photographs or sketches from Ksar Ouled Soltane are known to exist.