Saharan Tunisia

Saharan Tunisia is the southern and western area of which consists mostly of desert.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Tozeur and Gafsa.

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is a city in . Her architectural style is unique, playing with bricks of sand and clay. The women wear black robes with a bright blue band, unlike those from Nefta to the south with white bands.

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Governorate is one of the 24 governorates of . It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering . It covers an area of 7807 km2 and has a population of 337,331.

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is a city in . The name of the town was immortalized in Star Wars as "Tatooine", but most of the filming was not done here, but at .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Sufetula and Douz.

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Sbeitla is a small town in west-central . Nearby are the Roman , containing the best preserved Roman forum temples in the country.

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is a small town in the south-central region of . Referred to as the "Gateway to the Sahara", is a popular destination for tourists looking to experience the desert, either by camel or four-wheel drive.

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is a city in the south of , near the Algerian border. Many tourists will come to to visit nearby sites that can just as easily be visited from Tozeur, which has far more options in terms of hotels and restaurants.

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Métlaoui is a town and commune in the , . In 2014 it had a population of 39,100.

is a municipality in western , containing the ruins of Ammaedara, one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa. It was a diocese and is now a Roman Catholic titular see.

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Jebil is a in situated within the in the Sahara desert. Covering an area of 150,000 hectares, it is the country's second-largest national park, after Senghar-Jebbes National Park.

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also known as Henchir Tébournouk is a Tunisian oasis, archaeological site and town of located at 33° 00′ 31″ N, 9° 36′ 59″ E.
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Saharan Tunisia

Latitude of center
32.9718° or 32° 58′ 19″ north
Longitude of center
10.437° or 10° 26′ 13″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q14212035
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Saharan Tunisia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Tunesische Sahara”
  • Esperanto: “Sahara Tunizio”
  • Esperanto: “Tunizia Saharo”
  • French: “Sahara tunisien”
  • Italian: “Tunisia sahariana”
  • Portuguese: “Tunísia Saariana”

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