Djerid

Djerid الجريد
Natural region
Palms in Tozeur
Map of the Chott el Djerid area
Country	Algeria, Libya and Tunisia

el-Djerid, al-Jarīd (Arabic: الجريد‎‎; "Palm Leaf", Darija l-Jrīd) is a semidesert natural region comprising southern Tunisia and adjacent parts of Algeria and Libya.

The region is characterised by bare pink hills with oases and several chotts (salt pans) such as Chott el Djerid in Tunisia. Economically the area is important for phosphate mining. Major towns include Gafsa and Tozeur.

It remains the principal center of Ibāḍism in North Africa, with remaining Ibāḍī communities on Djerba in Tunisia, in the M'zab in Algeria, and in Jabal Nafusa in Libya. In medieval times, it often formed a politically separate entity under the control of Ibāḍī imams.

Jerid , Djerid or Bled el Djerid (Arabic : الجريد , literally " palm - leaf "), is a semi- desert region situated in southwestern Tunisia , which extends to the contiguous areas of Algeria.

In administrative terms, it is associated in Tunisia with the province (governorate) of Tozeur and, at least in part and according to some sources, also the province of Gafsa and Kebili. The latter is part of the Nefzaoua region, which is sometimes considered part of Jerid.

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