The Kerkennah Islands are a low-lying group of islands off the east coast of Tunisia, in the Gulf of Gabes east of Sfax, rising no more than 13 metres above sea level. The archipelago's two main islands are Chergui and Gharbi, together covering about 160 square kilometres with a 2014 population of 15,501. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikidata: Kerkennah Islands
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1. Wikidata: Kerkennah Islands
- Wikidata Q761460, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P1435 heritage-designation or P3425 Natura 2000 claim on the formation's own item (w-bbfill-earth2-0926)
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Kerkennah Islands (Tunisian Arabic: قرقنة ; Ancient Greek: Κέρκιννα [Kérkinna]; Spanish: Querquenes) are a group of islands lying off the east coast of Tunisia in the Gulf of Gabès and to the east of Sfax, at 34°42′N 11°11′E. The Islands are low-lying, being no more than 13 metres (43 feet) above sea level.
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