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  • Djerba Island

  • 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.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Djerba: Testimony to a Settlement Pattern in an Island Territory.
    World Heritage Site
    Djerba Island
    by Rais67, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Djerba Island
    by Ness cheikhali, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Djerba Island
    by Cezary p, GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Djerba Island

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2023

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Tunisia

    Medenine

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    First Millennium BC

    Phoenician

    Ancient Carthage + Roman + Byzantine +Islamic

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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