Djerba Wallpapers

Djerba Tunisia - photo wallpapers: Djerba [br](also transliterated as Jerba, Jarbah or Girba جربة) is with its 514 [br]km² the largest island off North Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes [br]off the coast of Tunisia. The climate is mild and the soil well [br]cultivated. Its largest city is Houmt-Souk, with a population of around [br]60,000. Djerba is a popular tourist destination, particularly for [br]French, German, Italian and Czech tourists. It is one of the few [br]remaining places in Tunisia where a Berber language is still spoken. [br]Another factor drawing some tourists to Djerba is the 1977 location of [br]the Mos Eisley exterior scenes in the first Star Wars movie, filmed in [br]the town of Ajim. The beautiful island is noted as a center of the [br]Islamic sect al-Ibadhiyah and is also noted for its Jewish minority, [br]which has dwelled on the island for centuries, although populations [br]have declined due to emigration to Israel and France since 1967. The El [br]Ghriba synagogue is the oldest and one of the most famous in the world. [br]In the early 20th century the island of Djerba had a population of [br]forty thousand, several hundreds of whom were Maltese Catholics earning [br]a livelihood as sponge-fishers. Djerba is also known for its [br]exceptional beaches, landscapes and hotels. Girba remains a Roman [br]Catholic titular see in the ecclesiastical province of African Tripoli.

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