Djerba

Houmt Souk, meaning literally: "The Market neighbourhood", is a commune and the main town of the island of , . A popular tourist destination, it is best known for its traditional souk and the Aghlabid fortress.
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  • Type: Town with 75,900 residents
  • Description: Tunisian town
  • Also known as: “Hamut-es-Suk”, “Ḩawmat as Sūq”, “Houmet Es Souk”, “Houmet Essouk”, “Houmt El Souk”, “Houmt Souk”, “Humk-Suk”, “Humt-Suk”, and “Jarbah Ḥawmat as-Sūq”
  • Address: حومة السوق, 4180
  • Postal code: 4180

Places of Interest

Highlights include Borj El Kebir and Mosque.

Castle
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, also known as Borj El Ghazi Mustapha, is an ancient castle in Houmt El Souk, on the island of . It is the largest and best preserved local castle, and is one of the most visited historical sites on the island.

Mosque
Photo: Elcèd77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of the Turks, also known as Jemaa ettrouk, is a historical located in the center of Houmt Essouk in the island of .

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Djerba and Erriadh.

Photo: Henning Leweke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island and a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in south with beautiful sandy beaches and beautiful, peaceful and silent countryside.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 6 km south of Djerba.

Djerba

Latitude
33.876° or 33° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
10.8572° or 10° 51′ 26″ east
Population
75,900
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
IATA airport code
DJE
United Nations Location Code
TN DJE
Open location code
8F5GVVG4+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 287559510
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2470384
Wiki­data ID
Q995360
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Djerba” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حومة السوق”
  • Arabic: “حومه السوق”
  • Catalan: “Houmt Souk”
  • Cebuano: “Houmt Souk”
  • Chinese: “豪迈特苏格”
  • Chinese: “豪邁特蘇格”
  • Czech: “Houmt Souk”
  • Danish: “Houmt Souk”
  • Dutch: “Choumt Souk”
  • Dutch: “Choumt Souq”
  • Dutch: “Djerba Houmt Essouk”
  • Dutch: “Djerba Houmt Souk”
  • Dutch: “Djerba Houmt Souq”
  • Dutch: “Houmt Souk”
  • Dutch: “Houmt Souq”
  • French: “Houmet Souk”
  • French: “Houmt Souk”
  • French: “Houmt-Souk”
  • German: “Houmt Souk”
  • German: “Houmt-Souk”
  • German: “Humat as-Suq”
  • Hebrew: “חמת שוק”
  • Hungarian: “Húmat esz-Szúk”
  • Italian: “Houmt Souk”
  • Japanese: “フーム・スーク”
  • Kabyle: “Ḥumt Suq”
  • Korean: “훔트수크”
  • Luxembourgish: “Houmt Souk”
  • Luxembourgish: “Houmt-Souk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Houmt Souk”
  • Persian: “حومه السوق”
  • Persian: “حومهٔ السوق”
  • Polish: “Haumat as-Suk”
  • Portuguese: “Houmet Souk”
  • Portuguese: “Houmt Souk”
  • Romanian: “Houmt Souk”
  • Russian: “Хумт-Сук”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Houmt Souk”
  • Slovenian: “Houmt El Souk”
  • South Azerbaijani: “حومه السوق”
  • Spanish: “Houmt El Souk”
  • Swahili: “Houmt El Souk”
  • Tumbuka: “Houmt Souk”
  • Turkish: “Humetü’s-Sevk”
  • Turkish: “Humetü’s-Suk”
  • Ukrainian: “Гумт-Сук”
  • Ukrainian: “Хумт-Сук”
  • Urdu: “حومۃ السوق”
  • Zulu: “Houmt El Souk”

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