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this serial property is a testimony to a settlement pattern that developed on the island of djerba around the 9th century ce amidst the semi-dry and water-scarce environment. low‑density was its key characteristic: it involved the division of the island into neighbourhoods, clustered together, that were economically self-sustainable, connected to each other and to the religious and trading places of the island, through a complex network of roads. resulting from a mixture of environmental, socio-cultural and economic factors, the distinctive human settlement of djerba demonstrates the way local people adapted their lifestyle to the conditions of their water-scarce natural environment. |
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