Medjerda

Medjerda
Medjerda at Testour
Data
location	Algeria and Tunisia
River system	Medjerda
source	in the Algerian province of Souk Ahras 36 ° 19 ′ 12 ″  N , 8 ° 8 ′ 38 ″  E
muzzle	south of Kalâat el-Andalous in the Gulf of Tunis Coordinates: 37 ° 0 '44 "  N , 10 ° 11' 31"  E 37 ° 0 '44 "  N , 10 ° 11' 31"  E
Reservoirs flowed through	Barrage Sidi Salem

The Medjerda ( Arabic مجردة Medscherda , DMG Maǧarda , in antiquity Bagradas ) is Tunisia 's longest river with 450 km, which carries water all year round.

The Medjerda rises in northeast Algeria and reaches the Algerian-Tunisian border at Ghardimaou . From there it flows along a stretch via Jendouba , Bou Salem , south of Beja , Medjez el-Bab and Utica into the Mediterranean .

The Medjerda feeds more than half of Tunisia's national water supply . In addition, the most productive agricultural area in Tunisia is in the Medjerda Valley .

In the year 255 BC The Battle of the Bagradas took place on the right bank of the river during the First Punic War .

Web links

Commons : Medjerda  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Anja Schliebitz, Jochen Klinckmüller, Achim Bourmer, Reinhard Zakrezewski Tunisia
2. ↑ Medjerda in Wissen.de ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Medjerda near Medjez el-Bab (1947)