Djerid

This article is about natural region. For a type of spear, see Djerid (weapon).
Djerid
الجريد
Natural region
Jerid
Oasis and Palm trees in Tozeur with a valley - Dec 2020
Oasis and Palm trees in Tozeur with a valley - Dec 2020
Map of the Chott el Djerid area
Map of the Chott el Djerid area
CountryAlgeria, Libya and Tunisia
Demonym(s)Jrīdī, Jrīdīya

el-Djerid, also al-Jarīd, (Arabic: الجريد; Derja: Jrīd; lit. 'Palm leaf') or more precisely the South Western Tunisia Region is a semi-desert natural region comprising three southern Tunisian Governorates, Gafsa, Kebili and Tozeur with adjacent parts of Algeria and Libya.