Tataouine
Tunisia · 240 m
Description
Tataouine (تطاوين) is the base for the ksour, fortified Berber granaries built as honeycombs of barrel-vaulted storage cells stacked four and five high around a courtyard, put up from the twelfth century onwards so that semi-nomadic families could leave grain and oil safe while they moved with their herds. Ksar Ouled Soltane is the one everybody photographs. George Lucas took the town's name for a planet and shot at several of the ksour, which is why some of them now carry film plaques alongside the grain hooks.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: October – March
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Highlights
- Ksar Ouled Soltane and its stacked granary cells
- Chenini cliff village and its white mosque
- Ksar Hadada Star Wars filming location
- Douiret abandoned Berber village
- Tataouine ksour circuit by four wheel drive
- Berber bread baked in the village ovens
- Ksar Ghilane desert oasis and its hot spring(Day trip)
- Dahar plateau escarpment views
- Ksour festival of Berber culture (approx. March)