Kerkennah Islands (Tunisian Arabic: قرقنةqarqnaⓘ; Ancient Greek: Κέρκιννα Cercinna; Spanish:Querquenes) are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabès, at 34°42′N11°11′E / 34.700°N 11.183°E / 34.700; 11.183. The Islands are low-lying, being no more than 13 metres (43 feet) above sea level. The main islands are Chergui and Gharbi. The archipelago has an area of 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi) and a population of 15,501 (2014).[1]
Kerkennah's main town, Remla (on Chergui), has a population of 2,000. The population of the islands significantly decreased during the 1980s due to drought. The islands were unable to provide suitable irrigation systems and, with clean water rapidly running out, many islanders were forced to leave for mainland Tunisia, the nearest city being Sfax.
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KerkennahIslands (Tunisian Arabic: قرقنة qarqna; Ancient Greek: Κέρκιννα Cercinna; Spanish:Querquenes) are a group of islands lying off the east coast...
The KerkennahIslands gerbil (Dipodillus zakariai) is a rodent from KerkennahIslands, Tunisia. Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea...
destroyers of the Regia Marina which were escorting a convoy near the KerkennahIslands off Sfax, on the Tunisian coast. Control of the sea between Italy...
His affair was discovered by Augustus who banished him to Cercina (KerkennahIslands) in 1 BC until he was executed, on Tiberius' orders, after Tiberius'...
Kraten is a harbour town on the northern edge of the KerkennahIslands of Tunisia. It is known for octopus fishing. The fishermen of Kraten partook in...
Remla (Arabic: رملة) is the main town of the KerkennahIslands, Tunisia. It is part of the Sfax Governorate. A three-day Octopus Festival in March marks...
is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the KerkennahIslands. The following sixteen municipalities are located in Sfax Governorate:...
simoni) Somalian gerbil (D. somalicus) Khartoum gerbil (D. stigmonyx) KerkennahIslands gerbil (D. zakariai) Gerbillus Microdillus Somali pygmy gerbil (M...
Mediterranean cuisine such as Tunisian cuisine. On the Tunisian island of Djerba and Kerkennahislands, local people catch octopuses by taking advantage of the...
Focuses on North African traditions. (February) Octopus Festival – KerkennahIslands (March) Sousse Spring Festival. International arts festival including...
Nature. ISBN 978-4-906888-31-3. "UNESCO - Charfia fishing in the KerkennahIslands". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16. "A Passage to Penghu". Taipei...
Achour (Arabic:الحبيب عاشور ; February 25, 1913 in KerkennahIslands – March 14, 1999 in KerkennahIslands) was a Tunisian trade unionist. As vice president...
largest of the KerkennahIslands off the north coast of Tunisia. The name means "Easterner" in Arabic. The main town is Remla. The island has an area of...
Kerkenna may refer to: The Kerkenna Islands, an alternative spelling for the KerkennahIslands USS Kerkenna, a United States Navy cargo ship in commission...
UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2018-11-29. "Charfia fishing in the KerkennahIslands". UNESCO Culture Sector. Retrieved 2020-12-17. "UNESCO - Harissa,...
within the Strait of Messina, Aeolian Islands, and off Catalonia, Cabrera Archipelago, Libya, KerkennahIslands, Tuscan Archipelago, Ischia and adjacent...
Atlantic Ocean 17 January 1942 Sunk by U-454 HMS Mohawk (F31) off KerkennahIslands 16 April 1941 Sunk by torpedo from Italian destroyer Luca Tarigo HMS...
Counter-Espionage Service) or SDECE. Farhat Hached was born at El Abassia on the Islands of Kerkennah, the son of Mohamed Hached, a sailor, and Hana Ben Romdhane. He spent...
Naples, accompanied by the galleys of the Knights of Malta, raided the KerkennahIslands off the coast of Tunisia and took away almost 500 Muslim captives...
destroyer was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian destroyer Tarigo off the KerkennahIslands in eastern Tunisia. Of the crew aboard 43 were killed. 43 Navy 1941...
Chiaramonte, who became lord of the island, and also seized the KerkennahIslands. The Sicilian garrison abandoned the island in 1392, the year after Chiaramonte...
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