Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Great South

Located 15 km from Nefta, Oung Jemel (or "camel's neck") is famous for the sets of the movie Star Wars, at the GPS point 33° 59' 32" N - 7° 50' 41" in the middle of the chott Garsa. The site is quite surreal. You will see the Chott el-Gharsa, this saline depression generating mirages. You will find Mos Espa, the hometown of Anakin Skywalker (the future Darth Vader) because it is where the first Star Wars movie was shot. The #SaveMosEspa campaign helped save the film's sets from being buried by the advancing dunes, which are moving 50 feet a year.

Gafsa can be proud to host in its land the largest snail farm in Tunisia. It is an artificial mound of about ten meters high, from an accumulation of ash, tools, human and animal bones, and especially snail shells, dating back to 7000 years BC. These piles are traces of human presence, when our ancestors lived in camps. They are found mainly in the south of the country, another one is found in a shelter under the rock located in the region of Oum El Araies.