Tabarka

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Tabarka

Total population

19,770

Coordinates36.95°, 8.76°

Demographic figures from INS Tunisia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tabarka is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia in the Jendouba Governorate, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka was occupied at various times by Punics, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Genoese and Ottomans. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which there remains a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on Tabarka by the French colonial authorities in 1952. Tourist attractions include coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography, and its annual jazz festival.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Jendouba

• Jaballah
  3.9 mi away
• Bani Matir
  14.9 mi away
• Souk Jomaa
  27.3 mi away
• Ghardimaou
  38.9 mi away · pop. 68,000
• Sidi Slimane
  450.5 mi away
• Sidi Taifour
  456.7 mi away
• Boualem
  463.9 mi away · pop. 7,578
• Sidi Ameur
  467.6 mi away · pop. 3,634
• ليغن ⵍⵍⵉⵖⴻⵏ
  468.9 mi away
• بوغرارة ⴱⵓⵖⵔⴰⵔⴰ
  469.3 mi away
• سيدي احمد بلعباس ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵃⵎⴻⴷ ⴱⴻⵍⵄⴻⴱⴰⵙ
  473.7 mi away
• شعبة سليماني ⵛⴻⵄⴱⴻⵜ ⵙⵍⵉⵎⴰⵏⵉ
  473.7 mi away

Browse all places in Jendouba →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

fragrant virgin's-bower

Clematis flammula

Seen 2026-09-05

Galium scabrum

Galium scabrum

Seen 2026-06-25

Mediterranean Fluellen

Kickxia commutata

Seen 2026-06-25

Striped Hawkmoth

Hyles livornica

Seen 2026-06-24

North African Boar

Sus scrofa algira

Seen 2026-06-11

African Wolf

Canis lupaster

Seen 2026-06-09

Pine Chafer

Polyphylla fullo

Seen 2026-05-30

Trachypteris picta decostigma

Trachypteris picta decostigma

Seen 2026-05-27

Acmaeodera octodecimguttata

Acmaeodera octodecimguttata

Seen 2026-05-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).