Djerba: Beitrag zur Kulturgeographie Südtunesiens

Abstract: The isle of Djerba in southern Tunisia, only 514 sq. Km. large, belongs to the steppe zone of the southern Mediterranean, and its climate is characterised by hot and dry summers and mild, moderately humid, winters. This climate permits the successful cultivation of olives and dates, and in addition modest grain and vegetable growing is practised. The inhabitants distinguish four types of cultivated plots: menzel (garden with dwelling house), djnan (fruit garden), sania (vegetable garden with well for irrigation) and frawa (olive grove). Except for the latter type it is typical of all these gardens to be surrounded by high hedges. Djerba's characteristic settlement type is dispersed. The siting of the farmsteads is utterly independent of edaphic features as occurrence of water, altitude, topography and soil types. This independence is possible since the Djerbis depend for their water supply on wells. There is at least one per dwelling house, but in many cases there are two. Borings .... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/1320

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Djerba: Beitrag zur Kulturgeographie Südtunesiens ; volume:14 ; number:3 ; year:1960 ; Erdkunde ; 14, Heft 3 (1960)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Suter, Karl

Further information

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.1960.03.06
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410291218240.407611053309
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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