Tabarka

Tabarka طبرقة
Tabarka Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 36°57′16″N 8°45′29″E / 36.95444°N 8.75806°E / 36.95444; 8.75806
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Jendouba Governorate
Elevation	15.4 ft (4.7 m)
Population  (2022)
• Total	22,119
• Density	10,090/sq mi (3,894/km2)
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
Postal Code	8110

Tabarka (Arabic: طبرقة Ṭbarqa^ⓘ) is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka was occupied at various times by Punics, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Genoese and Ottomans. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which there remains a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on Tabarka by the French colonial authorities in 1952.^[1] Tourist attractions include coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography,^[2] and its annual jazz festival.^[3]