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A desert location outside the town of Tozeur, Tunisia, North Africa. The area is locally known as Sedada/Sedala. The world might recognise it as Star Wars Canyon. Luke Skywalker first meets Ben Kenobi at this location. And here Indiana Jones threatens to blow up the eponymous ark of Raider Of The... Lost Ark, while the dig-site of the lost city of Tanis was filmed on the flats at the mouth of the canyon.
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Tozeur is an oasis and a city in south west Tunisia. The city is located North West of Chott el-Djerid, in between this Chott and the smaller Chott el-Gharsa. It is the capital of the Tozeur Governorate. With hundreds of thousands of palm trees, Tozeur is a large oasis. The dates that are exported... from Tozeur are very well known. In ancient times, before the advent of motorized vehicles, the oasis was important for the transportation through the Sahara, which took place in caravans. The name of the city in antiquity was Tusuros, it was an important Roman outpost. In the medina of Tozeur, one can find traditional architecture, fashion and workmanship. Like elsewhere in Tunisia, the local population is generally very hospitable towards tourists, and there are also many tourist facilities. From Tozeur one can make trips on a camel, explore the Sahara Desert and get to know the Chott el-Djerid, where one can see fata Morgana's. Tozeur has lots of distinctive brick architecture.
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Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 m deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe and the bottom of the lake is more than 200 metres below... sea-level. Lake Como has been a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times, and a very popular tourist attraction with many artistic and cultural gems. It has many villas and palaces . Many celebrities have or had homes on the shores of Lake Como, such as Matthew Bellamy, Madonna, George Clooney, Gianni Versace, Ronaldinho, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Branson, and Ben Spies. Lake Como is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful lakes in Italy. The lake's name in Latin is Larius, Italianized as Lario, but this name is rarely used; it is usually called Lago di Como . In guidebooks the lake may be variously described as "Lake Como", "Lake of Como", or "Como Lake.
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