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Fountains in the Sand: Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia

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The narrative records a journey across southern Tunisia, stopping at towns and oases such as Gafsa, Tozeur and Nefta, and tracing routes through deserts, chotts and gorges. The writer combines on-the-spot description of landscapes, palms, springs and Roman ruins with accounts of local social life — markets, cafés, wedding rituals and dervish performances — and practical notes on agriculture, olive-culture, irrigation and phosphate deposits. Chapters alternate travel diary, sketch-like portraits of people encountered, antiquarian observations and reflections on colonial and cultural change, producing a textured blend of natural history, archaeology and personal travel impression.

INDEX

Ain Moulares,
Aissouiyah,

Bagdhad,
Bekri, geographer,
Bertholon,
Biskra,
Bled-el-Adher, see Tozeur
Bordereau, Pierre,
Boulanger, General,
Boujaja,
Bournu,
Bruce, James,

Cambon, M.,
Carthage,
Chotts, the,
—el Rharsa,
—Djerid,
Couillault, M.,

Desfontaines,
Djerid, the,
Dougga,
Dufresnoy, M. Paul,

Eberhardt, Isabelle,
Edrisius,
El Djem,
El Hamma,
Eloued,

Faraoun,
Feriana,
Florentinus, Bishop,

Gafsa,
—Meda Hill,
Gordian, Emperor,
Guerin,
Guifla,

Henchir Souatir,

Jebel Assalah,
Jebel Guettor,
Jebel Orbata,
Jebel Zitouna,

Kairouan.
Khroumiria.
Kocher, M.
Koken, Professor.

Leila (Lalla).
Leo, John.
Lesseps, Ferdinand de.
Lucan.

Majen.
Maknassy.
Maltzan.
Mayet, Valery.
Melkarth.
Metlaoui.
Mount Abu.
Movers.

Nefta.
Nefzaoua.

Orosius.
Oudiane.
Oued Baghara.
Oued Baiesh.

Phla,
Ptolemy,

Ras-el-Aioun,
Redeyeff,
Rogib (hill),
Roudaire,

Sallust,
Sbeitla,
Seldja, gorge,
—water
Sfax,
Shaw, Thomas,
Sidi Ahmed Zarroung,
Sidi Mansur,
Sidi Murzouk,
Souf,
Souk-el-Arba,
Sousse,
Suffetula,

Temple,
Thala,
Thomas, M. Philippe,
Timgad,
Tissot, James,
Tozeur (Tisouros)
Triton, lake
Tunis

Udaipur

Zafrana