Mos Espa (Ong Jemal)

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones · Filming location

Mos Espa (Ong Jemal)

In the story · Watto's shop in Mos Espa

A real filming location. This film set of Mos Espa, the desert town on Tatooine, was built for The Phantom Menace and used again: Anakin walks into the shop of Watto, the junk dealer who once owned him, to ask where his mother is.

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From the top of a dune, frame the domes of the town against the sand.

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Getting there

  • Address: Ong Jemal, north of Nefta
Transport
About 40 minutes by 4x4 from Tozeur, near the rock known as Ong Jemal.
Access
The set stands among the dunes and is visited on desert tours; parts of it are worn by the sand. Check before you go.
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Sources found on October 21, 2026.

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Every place checked against public sources

Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides

We always say if it is:

  • The real filming location
  • A place standing in for it
  • Inspired by the story
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