Djebra Island, Tunisia-  Tourism Information

Djebra Island (or Jebra Island) - Tunisia

It is a famous tourism resort island 120 km from the North African coast. With over ten thousand palm trees, sandy beaches and luxury hotels, this place should be in your itinerary if you are visiting Tunisia. Djebra Island is 514 square kilometer in area and about 150,000 residents of mostly Berber origin live here along with a small population of Christians and Jews.

This island has large number of hotels, clubs, watersports (like boating, windsurf ), beautiful scenery, great seafood and traditional dishes. It is also famous for its carpets, jewellery, souks and more. Shady gardens, olive trees, orchards of pomegranate fig and apple. Besides the traditional work like fishing, farming and handicrafts, the major source of income for this island is tourism. There are several villages separated by few kilometers of distance. Women wearing the regional red striped dress covered their faces can be seen around.

Djebra Island has been under the rule of Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, French, Spanish and many more. Tourists can also enjoy Roman sites, pirates castle and fortress like mosques. Most of the houses are mostly square shaped and whitewashed, located all over the island. The weather is good most of the year and lots of European tourists including Tunisians and other African countries come to enjoy this paradise. Mellita International Airport of Djebra Island is has good connectivity and therefore this island is a popular holiday spot for Europeans specially Germans.
Some famous locations in Djebra island include Guellala - the pottery village, El-Ghriba Synagogue- the oldest synagogue in North Africa , Houmt Souq city for its cafes, lively market and fish market, Borj el-Kebir fortress, Jama' Fadloud, Jama' Mezraya and Jama' Mastiri mosques, Zone Touristique a place for good food and seaside hotels, Jerban Farms for the local produce, Octopus jars at the Ajim harbor and so much more. Octopus jars are dropped in the sea and octopuses have a tendency to get into them, this is a very old technique used by fishermen here. This tourist spot offers good night life. This is dominated by western travelers.