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Djerba

Cultural World Heritage property in Tunisia, inscribed in 2023 under criterion (v).

Djerba, Tunisia
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State Party
Tunisia
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
v
Area of property
51,400 ha
Location
Medenine Governorate
What it is
island
Landform
Mediterranean Sea
Next to
Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Gabès, Libyan Sea
Reference
WHC 1640 · Wikidata Q188938

Why it is on the List

(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Roman amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia169 kmRoman amphitheatre of El JemTunisia · 1979CulturalArchaeological Site of Sabratha, Libya184 kmArchaeological Site of SabrathaLibya · 1982CulturalKairouan, Tunisia223 kmKairouanTunisia · 1988CulturalMedina of Sousse, Tunisia228 kmMedina of SousseTunisia · 1988CulturalDougga, Tunisia330 kmDouggaTunisia · 1997CulturalMedina of Tunis, Tunisia341 kmMedina of TunisTunisia · 1979Cultural
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