Douz

The city of Douz is a small town in south-central Tunisia. Considered as ‘the Gateway to the Sahara’. Administratively attached to the governorate of Kebili, it is located 488 kilometers from Tunis. It constitutes a municipality of 30,245 inhabitants (in 2014). Its inhabitants are essentially 'Mrazig' who, according to tradition, are Arab immigrants from the tribe of Banu Sulaym who arrived in Tunisia in the 13th century.

Vast oasis, guardian of the Grand Erg. Douz, like Sabria and El-Faouar, and a very old market place where the sedentary and nomads of the region gathered. Rallying point for the ‘Mrazig’ nomads, it has become one of the major tourist centers of southern Tunisia.