Chergui

Chergui is the largest of the off the east coast of . The name means "Easterner" in Arabic. The main town is . The island has an area of 110 km2.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: island in Tunisia
  • Also known as
    “Cercina”
    “Cercinna”
    “Ile Chergui”
    “Île Sherki”
    “Jazīrat ash Sharqī”
    “Kerkenah Island”
    “Sharqi Island”
    “Shergui Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Remla and El Kraten.
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is the main town of the , .
Kraten is a harbour town on the northern edge of the of . is situated 9 km north of Chergui.

Chergui

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Latitude
34.73533° or 34° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
11.25687° or 11° 15′ 25″ east
Open location code
8F6HP7P4+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2492568845
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2466981
Wiki­data ID
Q2361797

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Chergui” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة شرقي”
  • Arabic: “جزيره شرقي”
  • Belarusian: “Шаркі”
  • Catalan: “Chergui”
  • Cebuano: “Île Chergui”
  • Chinese: “东岛”
  • Chinese: “東島”
  • Dutch: “Chergui”
  • French: “Chergui”
  • French: “Île de Chergui”
  • German: “Chergui”
  • German: “Scharqi-Insel”
  • Greek: “Σεργκί”
  • Italian: “Chergui”
  • Japanese: “シェルギー島”
  • Polish: “Chergui”
  • Polish: “Szarki”
  • Portuguese: “Chergui”
  • Russian: “Черги”
  • Russian: “Шерги”
  • Spanish: “Chergui”
  • Spanish: “Isla oriental de las Querquenes”
  • Ukrainian: “Шергі”

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