🏝️ Djerba – Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory: Mosquée Esselaouti

Museums & Memorials Tunisia Africa

The Mosquée Esselaouti is a historic mosque located on Djerba, an island off the southern coast of Tunisia, that exemplifies traditional Islamic architecture adapted to island conditions. Djerba was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023 for its distinctive decentralized settlement pattern and cultural continuity across centuries. As ...