Tatooine
aka Desert World
Coordinates: Canon (Star Systems of the Galaxy, 2025)
Expanded Dossier
⬢ CURATED RECORDTatooine circles the twin G-type suns Tatoo I and Tatoo II, a world of endless dune seas, salt flats and mesas that was once - according to geological surveys - covered by oceans and rainforest. Razed in antiquity, it survives on moisture farming, scavenging and the underworld economy of the Hutts, who supplanted Old Republic authority in the region and ran Mos Espa's podracing circuit as their private kingdom.
For a backwater 'farthest from the bright center of the galaxy,' Tatooine bends galactic history twice over: it produced Anakin Skywalker, the slave boy identified by Qui-Gon Jinn as the Chosen One, and sheltered his son Luke under the watch of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Jabba the Hutt's death above the Great Pit of Carkoon and the later rescue of Grogu by Boba Fett and Din Djarin both played out under its suns.
First appearance: Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977)
Planetary Data
Terrain
Native Species
Languages
Economy
Primary sector: Agriculture
Major Exports
Major Imports
Points of Interest
- ⬢Mos Eisley spaceport ('a more wretched hive of scum and villainy')
- ⬢Mos Espa and the Boonta Eve podracing circuit
- ⬢Jabba's Palace on the edge of the Dune Sea
- ⬢The Great Pit of Carkoon, lair of the Sarlacc
- ⬢Lars homestead, Great Chott salt flat
Major Events
Affiliation History
Archive Annotations
- ⬢Filmed largely in Tunisia; the town of Tataouine inspired the planet's name
- ⬢Jawas trade salvaged droids from sandcrawlers - repurposed mining vehicles
- ⬢Krayt dragons produce pearls prized across the galaxy