Tozeur
Tūzir | |
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 .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) From top down: Museum of Arts in Tozeur Medina, Tozeur City Centre, I Love Tozeur sign, Douar el Hafai entertainment centre. | |
| Nickname: Pearl of the Desert | |
  Tozeur Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′N 8°8′E / 33.917°N 8.133°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Tozeur Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | Tozeur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdelaati Bey (Independent) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 41,370 |
| Demonym(s) | Arabic: توزري(ة) Tūzri(ya) French: Tozeurois(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 2200 |
| Website | http://www.commune-tozeur.gov.tn/ |
Tozeur (Arabic: توزر, romanized: ; Berber languages: ⵜⵓⵣⴻⵔ, romanized: Tuzər) is a city in southwest Tunisia. The city is located northwest of Chott el Djerid, in between this Chott and the smaller Chott el Gharsa. It is the capital of Tozeur Governorate. It was the site of the ancient city and former bishopric Tusuros, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.