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Sea and biodiversity
Seagrass, fishing, species and everyday relationships with the marine environment.
Understand this theme →Memory
An archive is not a pile of links. Kerkenniens organises traces by theme, period and context so 468 items remain usable without being confused with the present.

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Seagrass, fishing, species and everyday relationships with the marine environment.
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Boats, techniques, trades and transmission that shape memory.
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Places, marabouts, villages, objects and stories through which the archipelago can be reread.
Understand this theme →Each theme is a gateway to connected material rather than another context-free menu.
Sea and fishing
To understand Kerkennah is first to understand its relationship with the sea. This entry connects traditional fishing, boats, crossings, resources and transmitted practices.
Explore this gateway →Heritage
Kerkennah heritage is not a frozen backdrop. It brings together inhabited places, traces, know-how and symbolic landmarks such as marabouts, museums or forts.
Explore this gateway →Biodiversity
Posidonia, turtles, cicadas, blue crabs and seagrass beds: biodiversity is at once an ecological wealth, a documentary resource and a warning signal for the archipelago.
Explore this gateway →Culture
Traditions are not relics. They shape stories, habits and attachments to the archipelago, from weddings to embroidery and cultural events.
Explore this gateway →Climate
Erosion, rising waters, waste and pressure on ecosystems call for a finer reading of Kerkennah. This section connects observations, evidence and avenues for action.
Explore this gateway →Villages
Exploring Kerkennah also means connecting villages, their singularities and the stories attached to them. This entry provides orientation beyond a simple list.
Explore this gateway →Page 22 of 26, 18 items per page for a readable archive.
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C'est bien d'en parler, c'est encore mieux d'agir ! Parce que ce n'est pas tout de constater une situation désolante, nous voulions passer à…
Historical archive
[alert type="success"]La Mouloukhia, parfois orthographié Mloukhiya, Mloukhia, mulukhiyah, molokhia, molohiya, mulukhiyya, malukhiyah, ou moroheiya…
Historical archive
Nous sommes heureux d'accueillir deux nouvelles associations sur Kerkenniens.com ! L' et L' . Soutenir les actions des associations ! Vous n'êtes pas…
Historical archive
[alert type="success"] Voici un texte écris par Madame Souad Chakchouk qui vous donne sa vision des archipels de Kerkennah. Prenez le temps de lire…
Historical archive
[alert type="success"]Plus je remonte dans le temps et plus je me souviens que nous utilisions des sacs en papier marron ou des journaux pour mettre…
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Hâte de poser un pied, Sur ces îles enchantées. Que Kerkennah, m’offre pour me ressourcer, Avec mes nièces et neveux qui vont m’y accompagner. Pour…
Ecosystem spotlight
A secure digital envelope to transmit a secret, an access token or sensitive information.
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[alert type="success"] L'Assida Zgougou (En Arabe : عصيدة الزقوقو), parfois orthographié asida bi zgugu ou assidat zgougou, est un dessert…
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[alert type="success"]C’est en discutant avec mon frère à propos des arts martiaux japonais, que ce dernier m’informa qu’il existait un art martial…
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[alert type="success"] Nous avions vu ensemble un premier village celui de Mellita l’incontournable village qui est sur l'île Gharbi à l’ouest de…
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[alert type="success"]Une escapade sur les îles de Kerkennah est une riche idée pour fêter dignement la nouvelle année, sans artifice: une île…
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L'envoûtante Mellita : Une escale incontournable lors de votre voyage à Kerkennah Les îles de Kerkennah, situées au large des côtes tunisiennes…
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[alert type="success"] Skander Hili, le plus jeune fils du défunt Professeur Ali El Hili, vient de me contacter pour qu’on puisse rendre un dernier…
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[alert type="success"] Le lablabi (En Arabe : لبلابي), parfois orthographié Leblabi, est un plat typiquement Tunisien à base de pois chiches. Le…
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[alert type="success"]C’est en ce jour de l’automne 2013 que Pr Ali Hili a rendu l’âme, à l’âge de quatre vingts ans. Les images de Si Ali donnant…
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[alert type="success"] Nous avons pris l’initiative de créer une nouvelle rubrique dédiée aux projets Kerkenniens, de mettre ainsi en avant les…
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[alert type="success"]Jean Louis Franzetti nous fait partager encore une fois, ses clichés de Kerkennah d'antan. Nous en avions déjà découvert une…
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[alert type="success"] Mounir Zalila, fils du défunt Naceur Zalila (4 janvier 1918 13 septembre 2013), vient de me contacter pour qu'on puisse rendre…
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[alert type="success"]Résidant à Tunis depuis 2 mois, j’avais beaucoup entendu parler de Kerkennah. Après quelques recherches sur internet, le site…
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Discover →V1–V4 collections
Eighteen major historical pages have been taken out of migration quarantine and promoted to memory dossiers. They complement the 468 articles without being confused with new publications.
Historical V1–V4 page
A substantial historical dossier placing Kerkennah in the long term and connecting older traces with island narratives.
Historical V1–V4 page
Kerkenniens’ historical archaeological circuit, preserved as a heritage framework to document and update.
Historical V1–V4 page
A historical gateway to places, sea activities, accommodation, food and curiosities around Kerkennah.
Historical V1–V4 page
Historical itineraries proposed by Kerkenniens, now preserved as documentary material rather than guaranteed current programmes.
Historical V1–V4 page
A foundation page on the archipelago, its geography, traditional activities, crafts and food.
Historical V1–V4 page
The historical dossier of the Abbassya / Dar El Fehri museum, its collections, workshops and transmission role.
Historical V1–V4 page
El Abbassia saltworks documented as landscape, activity and salt-related heritage.
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A detailed archive on underwater observation and shoals, kept separate from current commercial information.
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A practical historical account of felucca outings, preserved for maritime know-how and lived experience.
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A documented day at sea with Captain Azzedine. Historical contact details and prices must be rechecked before practical use.
Historical V1–V4 page
Historical dossier on charfia fishing, the Kerkennah traditional fishing technique inscribed in 2020 by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Sautade, or Damassa, documented as a distinctive mullet fishing practice involving collective work.
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The weekly market as a place of daily life, produce, encounters and collective memory.
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A field dossier on Grimdi, its landscapes, fragility, biodiversity and island memory.
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Fort Lahsar and the archaeological traces around it, to be read through careful and sourced historical context.
Historical V1–V4 page
A historical glossary of Mediterranean fish in French and Tunisian Arabic. V5 preserves it as a base to enrich and verify species by species.
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A historical glossary of crustaceans and seafood in French and Tunisian Arabic, to be expanded without inventing linguistic equivalents.
Historical V1–V4 page
The palm tree as resource, material, landscape and component of traditional island practices.