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Djerba (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr b ə, ˈ dʒ ɛər b ə /; Arabic: جربة, romanized: Jirba, IPA: ⓘ; Italian: Meninge, Girba), also transliterated as Jerba [2] or Jarbah, [3] is a Tunisian island and the largest island of North Africa at 514 square kilometers (198 sq mi), in the Gulf of Gabès, [2] off the coast of Tunisia.
Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory Medenine: 2023 1640; v (cultural) The island of Djerba has a semi-dry climate and water is scarce. This resulted in a specific settlement pattern that developed around the 9th century, with a series of low-density neighborhoods connected with roads. An old well is pictured. [14]
Temple of Hermes, Mount Kyllini This page was last edited on 20 May 2023, at 19:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Map including the Kerkennah Islands (AMS, 1958) Archaeological remains at Bordj El Hassar in 2007The natives of Tunisia and Kerkennah originally settled there, but during the spread of the Roman Empire, Kerkennah was used as a port and look-out point by the Romans, to keep note of off-shore activity.
After 1591, local power in Tunisia was effectively seized by the Janissaries, who appointed a Dey to lead them. In In the late 17th century and early 18th century, Ottoman control became largely nominal and Tunisia was ruled in practice by the Beys, who were drawn from the Muradid dynasty until 1702 and from the Husaynid dynasty after 1705.
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In the Roman period, additional temples to Hermes (Mercury) were constructed across the Empire, including several in modern-day Tunisia. Mercury's temple in Rome was situated in the Circus Maximus, between the Aventine and Palatine hills, and was built in 495 BC. [68] In most places, temples were consecrated to Hermes in conjunction with ...
Inside the synagogue Entrance of the synagogue. Djerba is home to around 1,300 Jews, [4] and El Ghriba is an important feature of Jewish life on the island. [5] According to legend, the construction of the synagogue dates from to the High Priests' escape following the destruction of Solomon's Temple by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II in the year 586 BCE (or, alternately, the ...