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Field Work 4.

TUNISIA 1997

  • Place: Tunisia (Northern-Africa)
  • Time: 1st August – 29th August 1996
  • Goal: the study of Muslim religious practice - especially the cult of the Marabout - and the Oasis way of life.)
  • Participants: Emese Héjjas & Daniel Tarr 
  • Itinerary:
Tunis - {Tunis - Capital of Tunisia}
· Karthago - {ancient Roman settlement}
The Tell
· Tunis ® Teborsouk - {Teborsouk: average agricultural town}
· Dougga - {ancient Roman settlement}
· Teborsouk ® Le Kef - {Le Kef: Kasbah and Mosque}
The Jerid
· Gafsa ® - {Oasis and Kasbah}
· Nefta ® - {Oasis, Sidi Bou Ali Marabout}
· Tozeur ® - {Oasis, Sidi Bou Lifa Marabout}
· Douz ® - {Oasis: "gateway to the Sahara"}

· El Faouar ®

- {Oasis of the Ghrib people (a tribe of the Bedouin)}

· Sabria ®

- {Oasis of the Ghrib people (a tribe of the Bedouin)}

· Gabes ®

- {Oasis with 30.000 palm trees, Mosque of Sidi Boulbaba}

· Matmata ®

- {underground cave-houses, Berber heritage}

Jerba

· Houmt Souk ®

- {the capital of Jerba; mosques and souks}

The Sahel

Sfax] ®

- {ancient Roman town}

· Sousse ®

- {Medina, Ribat, Kasbah, Souk, Great Mosque and Catacombs}

· Kairouan ®

- {the 4th most important Islamic holy city: important mosques}  

· Tunis 

- {back where we started...}  

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