Zembra
Sign in to savethumb|View of Zembra (left) and Zembretta (right) thumb|200px|Satellite image of Zembra. Zembra ( '''') is a Tunisian island. The island is a rock formation, and as such contains many 400 metre-high cliffs. It has an area of . Located from El Haouaria and from the port of La Goulette, it is a natural extension of the peninsula of Cap Bon. Zembra is a natural fortress that housed a resort until 1976 and then passed into the hands of the Tunisian army. On the southern coast there are remains of an ancient harbour.
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thumb|View of Zembra (left) and Zembretta (right) thumb|200px|Satellite image of Zembra. Zembra ( ') is a Tunisian island. The island is a rock formation, and as such contains many 400 metre-high cliffs. It has an area of . Located from El Haouaria and from the port of La Goulette, it is a natural extension of the peninsula of Cap Bon. Zembra is a natural fortress that housed a resort until 1976 and then passed into the hands of the Tunisian army. On the southern coast there are remains of an ancient harbour.
Zembra is most probably the same island called Aegimurus''' () by many ancient writers. Pliny the Elder called both Zembra and Zembretta Aegimuri.