Jebiniana (Djebeniana)
Jebiniana is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia.
Also known as Djebeliana, this town is 35km north of Sfax on the Mediterranean coastal plain near El Amra. It is located at 35.033333n, 10.916667e.
As of 2014 it had a population of 7,190.
For a long time, its functions have been limited to those of an agricultural village marketing the products of its surrounding countryside during a weekly market. But it is also a service center that functions as a relay in relation to the agglomeration of Sfax. The city nevertheless struggles to develop even if only on the agricultural level because its soil is cramped within the large olive grove of the region of Sfax.
During the Roman Empire Djebeliana was the site of a civitas of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, and in late Antiquity found itself in Byzacena. At this time, the town was also the seat of an ancient Christian diocese, which survives today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church, the current bishop of which is Otto Georgens of Germany. The ruins of the Roman town were examined by the French.
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Also known as Djebeliana, this town is 35km north of Sfax on the Mediterranean coastal plain near El Amra. It is located at 35.033333n, 10.916667e.
As of 2014 it had a population of 7,190.
For a long time, its functions have been limited to those of an agricultural village marketing the products of its surrounding countryside during a weekly market. But it is also a service center that functions as a relay in relation to the agglomeration of Sfax. The city nevertheless struggles to develop even if only on the agricultural level because its soil is cramped within the large olive grove of the region of Sfax.
During the Roman Empire Djebeliana was the site of a civitas of the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, and in late Antiquity found itself in Byzacena. At this time, the town was also the seat of an ancient Christian diocese, which survives today as a titular bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church, the current bishop of which is Otto Georgens of Germany. The ruins of the Roman town were examined by the French.
* List of cities in Tunisia
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Beginning in early antiquity, Tunisia was inhabited by the indigenous Berbers. Phoenicians began to arrive in the 12th century BC, establishing several settlements, of which Carthage emerged as the most powerful by the 7th century BC. Carthage was a major mercantile empire and a military rival to the Roman Republic until 146 BC, when it was defeated by the Romans who occupied Tunisia for most of the next 800 years. The Romans introduced Christianity and left architectural legacies like the Amphitheatre of El Jem. In the 7th century AD, Arab Muslims conquered all of Tunisia (finally succeeding in 697 after several attempts starting in 647) and settled with their tribes and families, brought Islam and Arab culture to the local inhabitants, and since then Arabs became the majority of the population. Then, in 1546, the Ottoman Empire established control there, holding sway for over 300 years, until 1881, when the French conquered Tunisia. In 1956, Tunisia gained independence as the Tunisian Republic under the leadership of Habib Bourguiba with the help of activists such as Chedly Kallala, Farhat Hached and Salah Ben Youssef. Today, Tunisia's culture and identity are rooted in this centuries-long intersection of different cultures and ethnicities.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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TND | Tunisian dinar | دت | 3 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
FR | French language |