Médenine

Arid plains between the Jeffara lowlands and the Dahar uplands define much of Médenine – scarce rainfall has long favoured pastoralism, olive growing and trade across southeastern Tunisia. The regional capital lies inland from the Gulf of Gabès, in a landscape where settlements are adapted to heat, wind and limited water. Its best-known heritage is Ksars Médenine, a group of vaulted ghorfas: communal grain store rooms associated with the Amazigh communities of the south. The town is also a practical base for the wider governorate, whose roads lead towards Tataouine, the island of Djerba and the Libyan border. Browse nearby webcams to see how Médenine belongs to Tunisia’s broader southeast.

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