Djerid
el-Djerid, also al-Jarīd, (; Derja: Jrīd; ) or more precisely the South Western Tunisia Region is a semi-desert natural region comprising three southern Tunisian Governorates, Gafsa, Kebili and Tozeur with adjacent parts of Algeria and Libya.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Djerid
- Settlement.native_name
- الجريد
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Natural region
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- Bled El Hadhar valley in Tozeur, Tunisia (Djerid Oasis).jpg
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- Oasis and Palm trees in Tozeur with a valley - Dec 2020
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- File:Chott el Jerid.jpg
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- Map of the Chott el Djerid area
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Jrīdī, Jrīdīya
- Settlement.official_name
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el-Djerid, also al-Jarīd, (; Derja: Jrīd; ) or more precisely the South Western Tunisia Region is a semi-desert natural region comprising three southern Tunisian Governorates, Gafsa, Kebili and Tozeur with adjacent parts of Algeria and Libya.
==Geography== The region is characterised by bare pink hills with oases and several chotts (salt pans) such as Chott el Djerid in Tunisia. Economically the area is important for phosphate mining. Major towns include Gafsa and Tozeur.
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