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Nefta, Tunisia

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401:. The marabouts still attract pilgrims from all over southern Tunisia and even from Algeria. This great veneration of the marabouts reflects the continuing vigor of Sufism, the movement which grew up in the 12th century around Sufi Abu Madian (d. 1197). The name of the Sufis came from the simple woolen garment (suf) they wore. They believed that the adherents of Islam, a religion of the desert, should show particular modesty of behavior and asceticism, and were much given to mysticism, the veneration of holy men, spiritual contemplation and meditation. Sufism is also marked by religious forms taken over from the pre-Islamic, animistic religions of the 541: 159: 186: 406:
numerous miracles and revered for their holiness, and their tombs (marabouts) are places of pilgrimage, attracting varying numbers of pilgrims according to their reputation. In the past these holy men were also appealed to as judges in the conflicts which frequently occurred between the nomadic tribes and the settled population of the oases. Nefta is the last stronghold of this Sufism, and is sometimes called, with some justification, the "
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population which orthodox Islam seeks to repress - belief in spirits, witchcraft, fortune-telling, the efficacy of amulets, etc. Regional variants of Sufism were propagated by holy men, who frequently founded their own brotherhoods, with centers for the teaching of disciples. They are credited with
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and a depression at its northern end. To the east of the oued is the new town, with the old souk quarter at its southwestern corner; to the west, on the slopes of a hill, is the old town. The main road from Tozeur runs through the new town as Avenue Habib Bourguiba, which then crosses the oued and
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skirts the old town. At its western end a street branches off on the right, ascends the hill, goes round the old town and the sand-bowl, and returns to Avenue Habib Bourguiba. Nefta is a town of cube-shaped, flat-roofed houses huddled closely together, with
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tribes and the general falling off in the caravan trade. With the coming of the French in 1881, however, Nefta experienced a renewal.
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center to which pilgrims travel throughout the year. There is a Folk Festival in April and a Date Festival in November/December.
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and, in spite of fierce resistance, converted to Islam. A Christian community was however recorded as late as 1194.
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of the South". The marabouts venerated here are scattered about throughout the old town of Nefta and the oasis.
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Nefta lies on GP 3 (Gafsa–Nefta), 25 km southwest of Tozeur (airport; regular services to and from
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movies in the late 20th century. During the film's construction, the directors chose the town to host
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built forts in the oasis (Nepte) to provide protection against raids by desert nomads. In
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The original oasis of Nefta is known as "the basket" as it is located down the hills
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In subsequent centuries Nefta prospered as an important staging-point for
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Nefta Four hundred kilometres southwest of the Tunisian capital of Tunis
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The salt-flats near Nefta were used as a filming location for the
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Nefta is considered by most Sufis to be the spiritual home of
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Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1840). "poetical illustration".
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Nefta is believed to have been settled originally by
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The original oasis of Nefta is known as "the basket" as it is located down the hills
Kufa
Nefta is located in Tunisia
33°53′N 7°53′E / 33.883°N 7.883°E / 33.883; 7.883
Tunisia
Governorate
Tozeur Governorate
Time zone
33°53′N 7°53′E / 33.883°N 7.883°E / 33.883; 7.883
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oasis
Tozeur Governorate
Chott el Djerid
Sufism
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Islam
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Bled el Djerid

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