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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.
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
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Djerba Island
Date of Submission: 2012
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