Djerba
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Djerba(دَِربا)[1] (also transliterated as Jerba or Jarbah) is the largest island off Northern Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes off the coast of Tunisia. Its largest city is Houmt-Souk, with a population of around 20,000.
Djerba is a popular tourist destination, particularly for French, German, and Italian tourists. It is one of the few remaining places in Tunisia where a Berber language is still spoken. Another factor drawing some tourists to Djerba is the 1977 location of the Mos Eisley exterior scenes in the first Star Wars movie.
The island is noted as a center of the Islamic sect al-Ibadhiyah and is also noted for its Jewish minority, which has dwelled on the island for centuries, although populations have declined due to emigration to Israel and France since the mid-20th century. The El Ghriba synagogue is one of the oldest and most famous in the world.
History
The island was temporarily the base of the privateer Khair ad Din ("Barbarossa") in the 16th century.
At the synagogue south of Djerba, Tunesien, on April 11, 2002, a truck full of explosives was detonated close to the synagogue, killing 21 people (of whom 14 were German tourists). Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.
Notes
- ^ Transliteration from http://www.uconv.com/ar.htm
External links
- Cursory Mos Eisley location facts – From StarWars.com
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