🏝️ Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory
Zone Côtière inhabitée, Tunisia
📋 Fast Facts
- Located on the southern coast of Djerba, an island in the Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2023
- Demonstrates traditional island settlement patterns developed over centuries
- Home to decentralized family-based homesteads known as houch across the island
The Zone Côtière inhabitée of Djerba represents a unique record of human settlement adapted to island conditions. Located off the southern coast of Tunisia in the Mediterranean, this area embodies centuries of adaptation to a maritime environment, desert conditions, and distinct social organization. The site demonstrates the integration of natural landscapes with human habitation and was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023 for its outstanding testimony to traditional settlement ...