Djerba Island

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Djerba Island

Djerba or Jarbah,is the largest island of North Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia. The island was densely inhabited in the Roman and Byzantine periods. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 as part of Djerba: Testimony to a Settlement Pattern in an Island Territory.

Site Information

Country: Tunisia

District: Medenine Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: First Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Phoenician

Later Cultures: Ancient Carthage + Roman + Byzantine +Islamic

Site Features: Mixed Monuments

World Heritage Site

Part of: Djerba: Testimony to a Settlement Pattern in an Island Territory

Date of Inscription: 2023

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Elevation: 23 m

UNESCO

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