Chergui
Chergui is a village in El Chargui, Kerkenah, Sfax Governorate. Chergui is situated nearby to the village Jouaber, as well as near the locality Marsa Bounouma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Chergui
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Chergui is the largest of the Kerkennah Islands off the east coast of Tunisia. The name means "Easterner" in Arabic. The main town is Remla. The island has an area of 110 km2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Remla and El Kraten.
Remla
Town
Photo: Visem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Remla is the main town of the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. It is part of the Sfax Governorate. A three-day Octopus Festival in March marks the start of the octopus fishing season. The sector had a population of 2,623 as of Census 2014-04-23. Remla is situated 7 km southwest of Chergui.
El Kraten
Village
Kraten is a harbour town on the northern edge of the Kerkennah Islands of Tunisia. It is known for octopus fishing. El Kraten is situated 7 km north of Chergui.
Chergui
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Ash Sharqī”, “Ech-Chergui”, and “Sherki”
- Category: locality
- Location: El Chargui, Kerkenah, Sfax Governorate, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
34.75414° or 34° 45′ 15″ northLongitude
11.2472° or 11° 14′ 50″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8F6HQ63W+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2491740565OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2473224
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Chergui” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشرقي”
- French: “Chergui”
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