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Jérissa

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.

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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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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.