Kettana

Kettana كتانة
Town
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Gabes Governorate
Population
• Total	1,721
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Kettana is one of the villages of Gabès in the South of Tunisia.^[1][2] It is located 18 km south of Gabès, on the main road connecting Gabès and Medenine. Kettana is famous for cultivating pomegranates.

Al-Tijani described Kettana in the 14th century:^[3]

"We arrived this day at the outskirts of Kettana, a small village surrounded by trees, with a beautiful appearance, as if it were a single garden full of greenery and freshness. Most of the trees there are olive trees [..] The people of Kettana have a large palace where they take refuge, and there is a fresh, bubbling spring there, from which a large pool of water has formed, adjacent to the western wall of the palace. From this spring, channels and pathways extend through the forest, irrigating it with water."

33°45′N 10°12′E / 33.750°N 10.200°E / 33.750; 10.200