Tozeur - The Oases in the desert of the Sahara

Tozeur (توزر) is a city in Tunisia Jerid and the capital of the governorate of the same name. It has 32,400 inhabitants according to the census of 20,042. 

Located northwest of Chott el Jerid, it is 450 kilometers southwest of Tunis. This is one of the oases in the desert of the Sahara. Tozeur is a city with a rich religious history and known for its contemporary scholars as topography dotted with marabouts, attests.

Among the features of Tozeur, we find primo Oasis Tozeur which is characterized by the palm, which contains about 400,000 trees. Secondo, there is the Museum of Arts and Traditions of Tozeur (museum Dar Cheraït) characterized by small older homes that contain all the components of the Tunisian bourgeois traditions. 

Tercio, travelers can visit the market Tozeur which is characterized by its products of the palm. He can visit the weekly market on Thursday Nafta, the weekly market in Tozeur on Sunday and that of Tameghza Friday.