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Zakhor
IntersectionLieuAntiquité–Moyen Âge

Region: Tunisie (Centre-Ouest, gouvernorat de Siliana)

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Makthar (ancient Mactaris) is a town in central Tunisia whose epigraphic remains attest to a Jewish presence in the Roman and medieval periods. Funerary inscriptions and archaeological evidence confirm the antiquity of this community in the region.

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The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Makthar (Mactaris) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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Sources & resources

  • Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldBrill
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica2e éd., Keter/Macmillan

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