PALMERAIE

Dating at least from the Roman period, the palm grove of Gabes, also called the Maritime Oasis, has long been the main attraction of the city. With its 60 km2 it extends to the sea. From the promontory of Ras el Oued, beautiful view of the oasis. The tragedy of this palm grove, in addition to the strong pollution present, is that the date palms give only "mediocre" dates, not exported and which bring little. As a result, the palm trees are "killed" (word of a guide!) and the number of palm trees decreases every year, from 400 000 in 1980 to 150 000 in 2022. A tragedy!