#matmata

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Matmata, Mauritania

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Berber underground house in Matmata, Tunisia

French vintage postcard

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as entradas dessas casas subterrâneas em matmata, na tunísia, foram esculpidas à mão. foto de soler. 

[bugatsu]

Matmata troglodytes

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Tunisia Unveiled: Discovering the Top Destinations in the Jewel of North Africa

Tunisia, nestled along the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa, is a country brimming with a rich tapestry of history, diverse landscapes, and vibrant culture. From ancient ruins to bustling markets and pristine beaches, Tunisia offers a delightful array of experiences for travelers. In this blog post, we’ll unravel the top destinations, each contributing to the country’s unique allure. Carthage –…

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Tunisia

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チュニジア／マトマタの風景！‎Matmata　Tunisia

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21/11/2022 part1

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I didn't add that to my tropical enviroments in fiction post, but some people talked about Tatooine in Star Wars as an example of a tropical or at least not-temperate home to heroes like Luke and Anakin, and the thing about Tatooine is that it's not a home. Luke hates it and wants to escape from it. Anakin was raised as a slave there, his infamous meme line is "I hate sand". Same with Rey and Jakku (the running gag is that nobody wants to go to Jakku). Every time characters go to Tatooine, it's portrayed as an exotic planet full of adventure and danger. Not a home.

Which is *interesting* because the home of Luke (and Anakin) is an actual home in one of the traditional Berber styles in Matmata, Tunisia, where it was filmed. The name Tatooine comes from Tataouine in Tunisia. Those exotic places that you see in the movies are or were homes to people and they have been for centuries. People who consider the desert home, like others would consider forests, jungles, plains, or oceans home. But, like I said, tropical and desert enviroments are instead always the Exotic, the Place of Adventure. Never home.

Wouldn't it have been interesting if Luke missed the heat of Tatooine (I know I have missed it when I went to colder places). If he missed the clear desert sky, the twin suns, the customs of his home, feeling a bit alienated in a perfectly clean spaceship instead of a warm lived-in place? Just something to think.

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Mendil, Tamendilt. Woman's Shawl. Berber People. Matmata Mountains, Tunisia | First half 20th Century.

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Desert crocodiles in Matmata, Mauritania

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Berber underground house in Matmata, Tunisia

French vintage postcard

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Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tunisia

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Matmata

[dougielombax]

I’ve noticed something about Star Wars.

Again.

So…

Luke Skywalker probably never knew that his own grandmother (Shmi) was buried at the very same homestead he lived on.

Here’s everyone at Shmi’s funeral. Anakin, Padme, Owen, Beru and Cliegg Lars.

Along with C3P0

And two headstones.

Right outside their little igloo house. Filmed outside the Amazigh village of Matmata in Tunisia.

Look:

See. That’s her headstone in Attack of the Clones.

Which was later removed in ROTS (apparently they attracted attention so Owen Lars had them taken down).

See.

They’re gone 19 years later. No trace of them.

Okay sure the original film was shot first but putting that aside I just thought it was interesting.