Saharan Tunisia

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

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

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

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

• Northern Tunisia
• Central Coastal Tunisia