Houmt El Souk
Houmt Souk (Tunisian Arabic: حومة السوق ⓘ), meaning literally: "The Market neighbourhood", is a commune and the main town of the island of Djerba, Tunisia. A popular tourist destination, it is best known for its traditional souk and the Aghlabid fortress.
Houmt Souk
حومة السوق | |
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Souk selling pottery | |
Houmt Souk | |
| Coordinates: 33°52′N 10°51′E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Medenine Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hassine Jerad (Ennahda) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City | 75,904 |
| • Metro | 44,555 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It is located at approximately 20 km (12 miles) from Ajim and 22 km (14 miles) from El Kantara by the Roman road. It is also the chief town and a municipality with 75,904 inhabitants. The city's population is 44,555 inhabitants as of 2005. The city developed on the old site of a Roman city called Gerba or Girba, and was the birthplace of two Roman Emperors, Trebonianus Gallus and his son Volusianus.
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