Grand Dune


The Grand Dune, situated close to Nefta, Tunisia, represents the region's most expansive sand dune. It functioned as the set for R2-D2 and C-3PO's arrival in the Dune Sea within Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The movie revisits this location later for a scene depicting some sandtroopers discovering the derelict escape pod along with indications of the escaped droids. Additional footage from the Yuma desert was incorporated into this subsequent scene in the Special Edition.

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