Saharan Tunisia is the southern and western area of Tunisia which consists mostly of desert.

Cities[edit]

Map of Saharan Tunisia

• 33.459.0166671 Douz (دوز‎ , Dūz)
• 33.8833337.8833332 Nefta – Tunisia's centre of Sufism with many desert villages nearby
• 34.4166678.7833333 Gafsa – largest inland city in this part of the country
• 32.93333310.454 Tataouine (تطاوين‎ ; Berber: Tiṭṭawin) – Lent its name to Luke Skywalker's home planet in Star Wars. Several of the locations are popular destinations.
• 33.9166678.1333335 Tozeur (توزر‎ , Tozir; Berber: ⵜⵓⵣⴻⵔ , Tuzer) – gateway to several Saharan oasis villages

Other destinations[edit]

• 32.9011119.1569441 Jebil National Park – a large Saharan National Park with impressive dunes and rock formations
• 34.3333338.42 Métlaoui (متلوي‎ , Mitlawī) — get aboard the restored Red Lizard vintage train snaking through scenic gorges and hills
• 35.2297229.1294443 Sufetula (سبيطلة‎ , Sbaytlā) — a fairly well preserved Roman town
• 35.563928.45464 Haïdra − the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Ammaedara
• 32.983339.63755 Ksar Ghilane
• 33.858.416 Chott el Djerid – the largest salt lake of Sahara, varies in size depending on season.

Understand[edit]

The region consists of the governorates Gafsa, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kebili, Kef, Tataouine and Tozeur.

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By plane[edit]

• 34.4219448.82251 Gafsa Ksar International Airport (Aéroport international de Gafsa-Ksar GAF ^IATA).  
• Tozeur-Nefta, Tozeur–Nefta International Airport Aéroport International de Tozeur–Nefta TOE ^IATA

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Go next[edit]

• Northern Tunisia
• Central Coastal Tunisia