Kebili Attractions
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Chief town of the governorate of Kebili
Kebili, the administrative center and market town (market on Tuesdays) of the Nefzaoua oases, lies below Djebel Tebaga on a tongue of land between the Chott el Fedjadj to the northeast and the Chott el Djerid to the southwest. To the south extends the sandy desert of the Grand Erg Oriental. Until the prohibition of the slave trade in the mid 19th century Kebili was an important slave market, and its population includes many descendants of slaves, known as Haratin.
During the French protectorate Kebili was a garrison town, to which Habib Bourguiba was exiled in 1934. An old French fort, the Fort des Autruches (Fort of the Ostriches), is now a hotel.
The town has no features of outstanding interest. On the road to Douz is a reservoir which offers the possibility of refreshment. Kebili is now mainly of interest to visitors as a base from which to visit the Nefzaoua and Djerid oases and to cross the Chott el Djerid.
Access
Kebili lies on GP 16 (Gabès-Tozeur), 122km/76mi west of Gabès and 89km/55mi southeast of Tozeur. There are regular bus services to and from Gabès and Tozeur.
Kebili, the administrative center and market town (market on Tuesdays) of the Nefzaoua oases, lies below Djebel Tebaga on a tongue of land between the Chott el Fedjadj to the northeast and the Chott el Djerid to the southwest. To the south extends the sandy desert of the Grand Erg Oriental. Until the prohibition of the slave trade in the mid 19th century Kebili was an important slave market, and its population includes many descendants of slaves, known as Haratin.
During the French protectorate Kebili was a garrison town, to which Habib Bourguiba was exiled in 1934. An old French fort, the Fort des Autruches (Fort of the Ostriches), is now a hotel.
The town has no features of outstanding interest. On the road to Douz is a reservoir which offers the possibility of refreshment. Kebili is now mainly of interest to visitors as a base from which to visit the Nefzaoua and Djerid oases and to cross the Chott el Djerid.
Access
Kebili lies on GP 16 (Gabès-Tozeur), 122km/76mi west of Gabès and 89km/55mi southeast of Tozeur. There are regular bus services to and from Gabès and Tozeur.
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