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Also known as Jerissa

Jérissa, also spelled Djérissa, is a town and commune in the Kef Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 11,298. It is located by road east of the Algerian town of Ouenza.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Jérissa
Settlement.native_name
الجريصة
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Jerissa.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kef Governorate
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Lamine Salmani (Nidaa Tounes)
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2014
Settlement.population_total
9,807
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Country
Tunisia
Image
Jerissa.jpg
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postal code
7114
Commons category
Jerissa
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Jérissa, also spelled Djérissa, is a town and commune in the Kef Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 11,298. It is located by road east of the Algerian town of Ouenza.

== History == The area has been inhabited since antiquity. The name Djerissa is of Amazigh origin and means "hill". Many archaeological sites, including Amazigh, Punic, and Roman can be found in the area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jérissa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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