Douiret

History

The ancestry of Douiret is believed to be traced back to a founding father with the name of Ghazi Ben Douaieb Bou Kenana, who migrated to the region more than 600 years ago – possibly coming from the Moroccan region of Tafilalet (Louis, A. 1975. Douiret: Étrange Cité Berbère. Societé Tunisienne de Diffusion, Tunis). In 1850, Douiret population was around 3500 inhabitants. It has been an important caravan stop between Gabès to the north and the Libyan city of Ghdamès to the south. In 1882, Douiret was chosen temporarily by colonial France as the center for its military administrative authority in the southern part of Tunisia before abandoning it in favor of Tataouine soon after that. In the 20th century, Douiret had seen its population progressively decrease as many of its inhabitants migrated mainly to the Tunisian capitol Tunis. By the close of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the old village of Douiret has virtually transformed into a ghost town in ruins as the few remaining families opted to move to the new village of Douiret built at the mountain foothills not far from their ancestors' historic site. Source: Douiret.net

Most-observed species

• House Bunting

  Emberiza sahari J.Levaillant, 1850 · Aves
  29
• Black Wheatear

  Oenanthe leucura (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  17
• White-crowned Wheatear

  Oenanthe leucopyga (C.L.Brehm, 1855) · Aves
  16
• Mourning Wheatear

  Oenanthe lugens (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
  15
• Trumpeter Finch

  Bucanetes githagineus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
  13
• Spanish Sparrow

  Passer hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
  12
• Thekla's Lark

  Galerida theklae A.E.Brehm, 1857 · Aves
  12
• Crested Lark

  Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10