Mos Espa
Name: Mos Espa
Planet: Tatooine
Starport Type: Imperial Class
Traffic: Heavy
Control: Hutt / Imperial
Docking Areas: 550 Hangers, 25 Capital Ship Docks
Docking Fee: 35 credits per day
Customs: Local Enforcement
Law Enforcement: Low
Services: Repair, Fuel, Market, Food, Drink, Lodging, Local Bounties, Vehicles, Stables
Population: 1,500,000
Points of Interest: Mos Espa Grand Arena, Mos Espa marketplace, Watto’s Shop, Akim’s Munch, Slave Quarters Row, The Sanctuary Cantina, City Government Building
Background: Mos Espa was an expansive spaceport and rested near the Dune Sea. It consisted of the dome-roofed, adobe buildings found in cities across Tatooine, and was said to appear as a great, twisting snake, hunkered down to escape the heat. Most residents either were involved in crime business with the Hutts or were poor shopkeepers and moisture farmers trying to eke out a living in the inhospitable desert. The biggest retail business in Mos Espa seems to have been junk-dealing, and even small dealers like Watto the Toydarian seemed to rake in a substantial amount of money, albeit sometimes unscrupulously. Locals who spoke Huttese did so with a distinct accent.
The other major activity in Mos Espa was gambling on the podraces held in the nearby Grand Arena. The podrace that set Anakin Skywalker free from slavery was held at Mos Espa. Jabba the Hutt may have had some sort of seasonal residence in the city.
