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Kerkennah Destination Guide

Touring Kerkennah in Tunisia

Kerkennah in the region of Şafāqis is located in Tunisia - some 158 mi or ( 254 km ) South of Tunis , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kerkennah

Time in Kerkennah is now 03:42 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Tunis " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Tripoli, Tunis, Sousse, Sfax, and Gabès. Being here already, consider visiting Tripoli . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kerkennah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Insel Kerkenah, Gespann - sidecar

10:54 min by Winterbiker
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Produktion: sidecar-team.over-blog.de Multimedia-Präsentation über eine Reise auf die Insel Kerkenah im November. ..

Natural Jacuzzi

1:14 min by nabildj
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Kerkennah a small island in tunisia. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gharbi, Tunisia

Gharbi is the second largest of the Kerkennah Islands off the north coast of Tunisia. The name means "Westerner" in Arabic. Chief town is Mellita. The island has an area of 69 km. The largest island of the group, Chergui, means "Easterner" in Arabic.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.65 11.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Islands of Tunisia, Mediterranean islands

Kerkennah Islands

Kerkennah Islands are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabes, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|42|N|11|11|E||| | |name= }}. The Islands are low-lying being no more than 13 metres above sea level. The main islands are Chergui and Gharbi. The archipelago has an area of 160 square kilometres and a population of 14,400 (2006). Kerkennah's main town, Remla has a population of 2,000.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.70 11.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Communes of Tunisia, Islands of Tunisia, Mediterranean islands, Populated places in Sfax Governorate, Ramsar sites in Tunisia

Remla

Remla is the main town of the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. A three-day Octopus Festival in March marks the start of the octopus fishing season.

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Located at 34.71 11.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Tunisia, Populated places in Tunisia

Chergui

Chergui is the largest of the Kerkennah Islands off the north coast of Tunisia. The name means "Easterner" in Arabic. The main town is Remla. The island has an area of 110 km. The second largest island of the group, Gharbi, means "Westerner" in Arabic.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.74 11.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Islands of Tunisia, Mediterranean islands