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Chergui

34°44′8″N 11°12′27″E / 34.73556°N 11.20750°E / 34.73556; 11.20750

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Landsat of Kerkennah Islands in Tunisia including Chergui Island

Chergui (Arabic: شرقي) is the largest of the Kerkennah Islands off the east coast of Tunisia. The name means "Easterner" in Arabic. The main town is Remla. The island has an area of 110 km2 (42 sq mi). The second largest island of the Kerkennah Islands group, Gharbi, means "Westerner" in Arabic.[1]

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  1. "New insights into the stratigraphic, paleogeographic and tectonic evolution and petroleum potential of Kerkennah Islands, Eastern Tunisia". Journal of African Earth Sciences doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2016.10.015.