Gharbi, Tunisia

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Gharbi is the second largest of the Kerkennah Islands off the east coast of Tunisia. Chief town is Mellita. Located 20 km from the Sfax coast, the island has an area of 69 km2. The name means "Westerner" in Arabic. The largest island of the group, Chergui, means "Easterner" in Arabic.

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