Place:Houmt Souk, Médenine, Tunisia

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NameHoumt Souk
Alt namesHoumet Essouqsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-73
TypeCity
Coordinates33.875°N 10.859°E
Located inMédenine, Tunisia
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Houmt Souk, meaning literally: "The Market neighborhood", is a commune and the main town of the island of Djerba, Tunisia. A popular tourist destination, it is best known for its traditional souk (market) and the Aghlabid fortress.

It is located at approximately from Ajim and from El Kantara by the Roman road. It is also the chief town and a municipality with 75,904 inhabitants. The city itself shelters a population of 44,555 inhabitants . The city developed on the old site of a Roman city called Gerba or Girba which had the honor of giving birth to two Roman Emperors, Trebonianus Gallus and his son Volusianus.

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