Nefzaoua (نفزاوة) is a region of south-west

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, bounded by Chott el Jerid to the west, the

Grand Erg Oriental The Grand Erg Oriental (English: 'Great Eastern Sand Sea') is a large ''erg'' or "field of sand dunes" in the Sahara Desert. Situated for the most part in Saharan lowlands of northeast Algeria, the Grand Erg Oriental covers an area some 600 k ...

to the south and the Dahar plateau to the east.The oases of the region Nefzaoua
, Mongi Sghaier,, Ed. Institute of Arid Regions Medenine, August 1999 Administratively, the territory is in the

Kebili Governorate Kebili Governorate ( ' ) is the second largest of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in south-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of and had a population of 156,961 at the 2014 census.region attracted missionaries.

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