Editing Djerba (section)

{{Short description|Island off of the coast of Tunisia}}
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{{redirect|Gerba Island|the Northern Australian island also known as "Gerbar"|Gabba Island}}
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{{Infobox islands
| name                            = Djerba
| native_name                     = {{lang|ar|جربة}} ({{transliteration|ar|Jirba}})<br />{{Nobold|{{lang|el|Μῆνιγξ}} ({{transliteration|el|Meninx}})}}<br />{{Nobold|{{lang|he|ג׳רבה}} ({{transliteration|he|Djerbah}})}}
| image_name                      = Djerba Island.jpeg
| image_caption                   = Satellite image of Djerba
| map                             = Tunisia
| map_caption                     = Location of Djerba in Tunisia
| nickname                        = "The Island of Dreams"
| location                        = [[Gulf of Gabès]], Mediterranean Sea
| coordinates                     = {{coord|33|48|N|10|53|E|type:isle_region:TN_dim:50000|display=inline,title}}
| area_km2                        = 514
| length_km                       = 27
| width_km                        = 26
| coastline_km                    = 125
| highest_mount                   = 53 [[Guellala|Dhahret Guellala]]
| elevation_m                     = 20
| country                         = {{flag|Tunisia}}
| country_admin_divisions_title   = [[Governorates of Tunisia|Governorate]]
| country_admin_divisions         = [[Medenine Governorate|Medenine]]
| country_largest_city            = [[Houmt Souk]]
| country_largest_city_population = 79,000 (2023 estimate)
| population                      = 184,000 (2023 estimate)
| population_as_of                = 2023
| density_km2                     = 358
| ethnic_groups                   = [[Tunisians]] ([[Arabs]], [[Berbers]], [[History of the Jews in Tunisia|Jews]], [[Black people|Black Tunisians]])
| demonym                         = Djerbian, Jerbi
| languages                       = [[Arabic]] ([[Official language|official language]]),[[Tunisian Arabic]] ([[Spoken language]]), [[Berber languages|Berber]], [[French language|French]]
| footnotes                       = {{designation list
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| designation1 = WHS
| designation1_offname = ''Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory''
| designation1_date = 2023 <small>(45th [[World Heritage Committee|session]])</small>
| designation1_number = 1640<ref>{{cite web |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1640 |title=Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory |access-date=2023-09-24}}</ref>
| designation1_criteria = v
| designation1_type = Cultural
 }} 
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'''Djerba''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɜːr|b|ə|,_|ˈ|dʒ|ɛər|b|ə}}; {{langx|ar|جربة|Jirba}}, {{IPA|aeb|ˈʒɪrbæ|IPA|Jerba.wav}}; {{langx|it|Meninge, Girba}}), also [[transliteration|transliterated]] as '''Jerba'''<ref name=EB1911>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Jerba |volume=15 |page=322}}</ref> or '''Jarbah''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Converter: Arabic, ar, 'alyrbiah', العربية |url=http://www.uconv.com/ar.htm |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.uconv.com}}</ref> is a Tunisian island and the largest island of [[North Africa]] at {{convert|514|km2|sp=us}}, in the [[Gulf of Gabès]],<ref name=EB1911/> off the coast of [[Tunisia]]. Administratively, it is part of [[Medenine Governorate]]. The island had a population of 139,544 at the 2004 census, which rose to 163,726 at the 2014 census. Citing its long and unique history, Tunisia has sought [[UNESCO World Heritage status]] protections for the island,<ref name="whc.unesco.org">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/events/1403/|title=Regional Workshop on the World Heritage Nomination Process|first=UNESCO World Heritage|last=Center|website=UNESCO World Heritage Center|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> and, in 2023, Djerba was officially designated a World Heritage Site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Djerba: Testimony to a settlement pattern in an island territory |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1640/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}</ref>