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

Cities

Sidi Mahrez Mosque in Tunis

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

Other destinations

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

Understand

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

Get in

By plane

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

Go next

• Northern Tunisia
• Central Coastal Tunisia