Djerid
Djerid
الجريد | |
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Natural region | |
Jerid | |
Country | Algeria, Libya and Tunisia |
Demonym(s) | Jrīdī, Jrīdīya |
el-Djerid, also al-Jarīd, (
Geography
The region is characterised by bare pink hills with oases and several chotts (salt pans) such as Chott el Djerid in Tunisia.[1] Economically the area is important for phosphate mining. Major towns include Gafsa and Tozeur.
It remains the principal center of
Location
Jerid, Djerid or Bled el Djerid (Arabic : الجريد, literally "palm leaf"), is a semi-desert region situated in southwestern Tunisia, which extends to the contiguous areas of Algeria.
In administrative terms, it is associated in Tunisia with the province (governorate) of Tozeur and, at least in part and according to some sources, also the province of Gafsa and Kebili. The latter is part of the Nefzaoua region, which is sometimes considered part of Jerid.[2]
The region is dotted with
History
The Jerid was already inhabited by the
With the arrival of Christianity, the region hosted two
Population
The population of the province of Tozeur, the central nucleus of the region, was estimated at 104,800 inhabitants in 2011, 4.5% more than in 2007 and 7.5% more than in 2004, concentrating mainly on the cities of Tozeur and Nefta. In the same year it was estimated that Gafsa province to the north would have 341,600 inhabitants, 3.5% more than in 2007 and 5.5% more than in 2004. The estimate for the province of Kebili in the south, Which many authors do not include in the region, was then of 152 200 inhabitants, 3.9% more than in 2007 and 6.3% more than in 2004.[6]
In ethnic terms, the population results from the intermarriage of native
Economy
Jerid has about 1.6 million date palms and is one of Tunisia's most important date-producing regions, especially the most valuable variety, deglet nour. Considering the wider version of Jerid, about 85% of Tunisia's total production of dates comes from the region, which in 2010-2011 produced almost 150,000 tonnes. In the same year, only 0.2% of the deglet nour variety was produced outside the region. Whereas the province of Kebili is not part of Jerid, the percentages fall to about 30% of the total and also 30% of deglet nour, which corresponds respectively to 52,125 and 36,050 tonnes.[7] Despite extreme weather conditions - maximum temperatures are close to 50 °C and
See also
References
- ^ "البحيرة شط ايل الجريد - تونس". Tixik.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ISBN 1-85828-748-0.
- ^ Puig, Nicolas. Bédouins sédentarisés et société citadine à Tozeur (Sud-Ouest tunisien) (in French). Paris: Karthala, 2004. p.32.
- ^ Puig, Nicolas. Bédouins sédentarisés et société citadine à Tozeur (Sud-Ouest tunisien) (in French). Paris: Karthala, 2004. p.32.
- ISBN 978-0-521-08709-4.
- ^ "Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie". Archived from the original on 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "GIFruits – Groupement Interprofessionnel des Fruits – Tunisie – Contact".
External links
- Media related to Djerid at Wikimedia Commons
- Chott el Djerid at Lexicorient Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Tozeur - Lexicon of the Orient article