Mos Espa is the largest of the Star Wars sets in southern Tunisia — an entire desert town built for the 1999 prequel The Phantom Menace and left in place after filming. It sits about 25 km north of Nefta in a stretch of low dunes, reached by 4x4 from the asphalt road. The set covers several hundred metres and includes the slave quarter, pod-racer arena, and ornamented archways from the film.
The dunes are advancing on the set and burying buildings — what you see now is significantly reduced from a decade ago. Local guides argue about its future; some see it as a unique attraction worth preserving, others as a film prop that should be left to the sand. Whatever happens, it is currently still standing and is the most photographable of the Star Wars locations.