Ajim

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title: "Ajim" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-tunisia", "djerba", "populated-places-in-medenine-governorate"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-tunisia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajim" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
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native_name
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image_skyline	Ajim1.jpg
dot_x
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pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Tunisia
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subdivision_name	[[Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg
subdivision_type1	Governorate
subdivision_name1	Medenine Governorate
leader_title1
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established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2014
population_total	24,294
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
timezone	CET
utc_offset	1
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type
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Ajim ( ar) is a commune and port located on the Island of Djerba off the coast of Tunisia. It is Djerba's main fishing port and the closest city to the African continent. It had a population of 24,294 at the 2014 census.

''Star Wars'' filming location

The city and surrounding areas were used as filming locations for Star Wars. Tourists can visit buildings featured in the original movie, including Obi-Wan Kenobi's house and the Mos Eisley cantina.

Topographic map and satellite view

Image:Djerba topographic map-fr.svg|Djerba topographic map in French. Image:ISD_highres_ISS002_ISS002-749-82_3.JPG|Djerba satellite view.

References

References

2. "Ajim".
3. [http://theswca.com/travel/tunisia/jerid/jerid.html The Star Wars Traveler] by Gus Lopez and Pamela Gren.
4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016232219/http://4loms.com/star-wars-countries/Star-Wars-locations-in-Tunisia.htm#star-wars-Chott-El-Jerid Loms Galactic Tours] by [https://web.archive.org/web/20070509195017/http://www.4loms.com/ Loms]

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