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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 24 of 26, 18 items per page for a readable archive.
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[alert type="success"]Une fois n’est pas coutume, voici des photos de Kerkennah accompagné d’un poème sur un passage de mon enfance. Il est des fois…
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[alert type="success"] Pour les passionnés de cuisine et surtout pour le plaisir des papilles, je vous annonce la mise en ligne du nouveau site…
Historical archive
[alert type="success"] Vous avez peut être suivi le premier volet sur l’expédition de Ouarda sur les îles de Kerkennah. Elle a affectueusement…
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[alert type="success"] L’envie de vouloir référencer les hôtels de l’archipel de Kerkennah ne date pas d’aujourd’hui. Ceci remonte à plus d’un an (en…
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[alert type="success"]L’archipel de Kerkennah présente peu de relief puisqu'il s'élève à 13 mètres du niveau de la mer. Les îles de Kerkennah ont un…
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Le voyage intemporel de Ouarda : Retrouvailles sur les îles de Kerkennah Kerkena, voyage intemporel : Je viens de recevoir un message de Ouarda, qui…
Ecosystem spotlight
A secure digital envelope to transmit a secret, an access token or sensitive information.
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[alert type="success"] Cette recette de cuisine typiquement tunisienne pourra agrémenter agréablement vos entrées. Elle peut se déguster chaude ou…
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[alert type="success"]Nous vous avions fait part en décembre 2012 sur Kerkenniens.com de la suppression par Google Maps de l’île Gharbi (à l’ouest de…
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[alert type="info"]Je me suis interrogé sur l’absence sur internet de la fameuse Gallita de Kerkennah il n’existe aucun article faisant part de cette…
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[alert type="success"]Lors d'une balade sur la plage j'ai trouvé un banc de méduses échoué.... C'est une trouvaille surprenante car les méduses…
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[alert type="success"]Si nous pouvons résumer la définition de L’OCTONASSE, elle serait alors ainsi : L’ OCTONASSE est un piège à poissons avec des…
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[alert type="success"]Nous vous avions présenté il y a quelques jours un article sur : Vous avez pu prendre connaissance du programme, aujourd’hui je…
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Rencontre Inattendue : La Faune Étonnante des Îles de Kerkennah Un jour, alors que je me promenais sur la plage entre Ouled Kacem et Ouled Yaneg, mon…
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Kerkennah en 10 Photos : L'Évasion Parfaite Kerkennah en 10 Photos : Nous allons prendre le temps de découvrir quelques photographies de l’archipel…
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[alert type="success"]Si oui, prenez connaissance de la réunion qui se tiendra à l’Hôtel « Le Grand » de Kerkennah les 3,4 et 5 Mai 2013 ! Cette…
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La « baladia » (la municipalité) est devenue incapable de collecter les déchets depuis la révolution Tunisienne. Vous remarquerez que certains jours…
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[alert type="success"] Envie d'évasion ou de dépaysement, ne réfléchissez plus, prenez quelques jours de vacances pour découvrir les iles de…
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[alert type="success"]Nous allons vous détaillé une entrée typiquement tunisienne et pas spécifiquement Kerkennienne. La salade méchouia ou salade…
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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.
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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.
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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.