Medenine
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| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Medenine Governorate |
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| - Total | 61,705 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Medenine (Arabic: مدنين) is the major town in southeastern Tunisia, south of the Oasis town of Gabès and the Island of Djerba, on the main route to Libya. It is located at around . It is the capital city of Medenine Governorate.
In pre-colonial times Medenine was already the most important trading centre in the south, attracting merchants from all over North Africa and even from Bornu, to the south of the Sahara. The Ksar housed the central granaries of the various nomadic Berber tribes of the region.
The area was the scene of an unsuccessful German counter-attack by General Erwin Rommel as part of Operation Capri during March 1943 against British Eighth Army forces. The Battle of Medenine was Rommel's last engagement in Africa before he was replaced by General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim as commander of the Afrika Korps.
[edit] In popular culture
Parts of Star Wars were filmed here.
Medenine was briefly mentioned in the last episode of the 2001 Canadian television series La Femme Nikita
Medenine was also mentioned in the second episode ("Confirmed Dead") of the fourth season of the U.S. television series Lost.
[edit] External links
- Medenine on Wookieepedia, a Wikia wiki
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