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Tunisia map of Köppen climate classification. Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa , bordering the Mediterranean Sea , having a western border with Algeria (965 km) and south-eastern border with Libya (459 km) where the width of land tapers to the south-west into the Sahara .
Tunisia, [a] officially the Republic of Tunisia, [b] [18] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares maritime borders with Italy through the islands of Sicily and Sardinia to the north and ...
The area of the group is 9 square kilometres (3 sq mi), most of which La Galite accounts for. The main island has 200m high cliffs and is accessible only in the south on the bay Escueil de Pasque. A few fishing families live on the island. The highest peak at 391m is Bout de Somme (Grand Sommet), which is topped by a yellow lookout tower.
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.
Tunisia – northernmost country in Africa situated on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia is the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas Mountains . The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert , with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) of coastline.
Tataouine (Berber languages: Tiṭṭawin; Arabic: تطاوين) is a city in southern Tunisia.It is the capital of the Tataouine Governorate.The below-ground "cave dwellings" of the native Berber population, designed for coolness and protection, render the city and the area around it as a tourist and film makers' attraction.
Tunis is the transcription of the Arabic name تونس which can be pronounced as "Tūnus", "Tūnas", or "Tūnis". All three variations were mentioned by the 12th-century Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in his Mu'jam al-Bûldan (Dictionary of Countries).