Djerba

Djerba
Native name: جربة (Arabic Jerba); Μῆνιγξ (Greek Meninx); ג׳רבה (Hebrew Dzerbah)
	Satellite photograph of Djerba
	Djerba
Geography
Location	Gulf of Gabès
Area	514 km2 (198 sq mi)
Administration
	Tunisia
Governorate	Medenine
Largest settlement	Houmt Souk (pop. 75,904)
Demographics
Demonym	Djerbian; Jerbi
Population	182,911 (2022 census)
Pop. density	309/km2 (800/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Tunisians (Arabs, Turks, Berbers, Jews and Black Tunisians)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory
Type	Cultural
Criteria	v
Designated	2023 (45th session)
Reference no.	1640

Djerba (/ˈdʒɜːrbə, ˈdʒɛərbə/; Arabic: جربة, romanized: Jirba, IPA: [ˈʒɪrbæ] ^ⓘ; 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. Administratively, it is part of Medenine Governorate. The island had a population of 139,544 at the 2004 census, which rose to 163,726 at the 2014 census. Citing its long and unique history, Tunisia has sought UNESCO World Heritage status protections for the island,^[4] and, in 2023, Djerba was officially designated a World Heritage Site.^[5]

^ "Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jerba" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 322.
^ "Converter: Arabic, ar, 'alyrbiah', العربية". www.uconv.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ Center, UNESCO World Heritage. "Regional Workshop on the World Heritage Nomination Process". UNESCO World Heritage Center. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 24 September 2023.