Tunisia in Lost
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Tunisia is a country situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. It appears to be a focal point of DHARMA-related activity. Scenes have been set in Medenine and Tozeur, which are approximately 150 miles apart in the center of the country.
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Locations
Tunisian Sahara
- The Sahara Desert covers the southern part of Tunisia. Benjamin Linus arrived in the Tunisian Sahara, wearing a DHARMA parka. He fought with two Bedouins there. ("The Shape of Things to Come")
Tozeur
- After his arrival in the Sahara, Ben visited Tozeur and checked into a hotel. ("The Shape of Things to Come") Touzeur has been the trading center of the desert for a very long time. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the town hosted a thriving slave market; the unfortunate individuals were brought up across the Sahara with other goods by Tuareg-led caravans.
Medenine
- Medenine is the major town in southeastern Tunisia, Charlotte bribed her way onto a dig site here. On the site, she found a polar bear skeleton with a collar bearing the Hydra station symbol. ("Confirmed Dead")
Native Characters
- African/Tunisian man - A man Charlotte bribed ("Confirmed Dead")
- Bedounin 1 (deceased) - A man killed by Ben. ("The Shape of Things to Come")
- Bedounin 2 - A man wounded by Ben. ("The Shape of Things to Come")
- Narjiss - A receptionist at a hotel where Ben stayed. ("The Shape of Things to Come")
- Translator - Charlotte's translator ("Confirmed Dead")
Notes
- The Drug smugglers' plane included a map of the Sahara region.
- If the world were a squashed-flat sandwich and you pushed a toothpick through Tunisia, the pointy end would come out in the South Pacific, just east of Australia. [1]
Unanswered questions
- What is the connection between Tunisia and the Island?
- How did the Polar Bear and Ben travel to Tunisia?
See also
- World locations - classification by worldwide cities
