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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.

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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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