Djerba

or Jer·ba

[ jer-buh ]

noun

1. an island off the SE coast of Tunisia: Roman ruins. 197 sq. mi. (510 sq. km).

Djerba

/ ˈdʒɜːbə /

noun

1. an island off the SE coast of Tunisia, in the Gulf of Gabès: traditionally Homer's land of the lotus-eaters. Pop: about 100 000 (latest est). Area: 510 sq km (197 sq miles) Ancient nameMeninxˈmɛnɪŋks

Example Sentences

Along with his wife and daughter, he is survived by another daughter, Djerba Goldfinger, and a grandchild.

From New York Times

In the attack on Djerba, a Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians - one of them French - as he tried to reach the 2,500-year-old Ghriba temple, one of Africa’s oldest synagogues.

From Washington Times

Last Tuesday a National Guardsman killed two Jewish visitors and two policemen at the synagogue on Djerba island - Africa's oldest - before being shot dead.

From Reuters

The pilgrimage to the Djerba festival regularly draws hundreds of Jews from Europe and Israel and has operated under tight security since al Qaeda militants attacked the synagogue in 2002 with a truck bomb, killing 21 Western tourists.

From Reuters

Fekri said the gunman killed one of his colleagues and seized his weapon at a national guard base on the coast of Djerba, then took a National Guard motorcycle to a schoolyard about 200 meters from the Ghriba temple, where hundreds of worshipers were present.

From Seattle Times