Official Name: | Jérissa |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Map: | Tunisia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tunisia |
Subdivision Name1: | Kef Governorate |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Lamine Salmani (Nidaa Tounes) |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Total: | 9,807 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 35.85°N 46°W |
Jérissa, also El-Jarissa, is a town and commune in the Kef Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 11,298.[1] It is located by road east of the Algerian town of Ouenza.
The town was developed around the largest iron mine in Tunisia. Despite a downward trend in production, it still produces 120,000 tons of good quality iron ore as of 2005, 60 percent of Tunisia's iron production. In 1960, 1.033 million tons were mined at Jerissa.[2] The mine is operated by the Jebel Djerissa Company.
The festival of Sidi Yahia Jerissa is an annual event.
The Jerissa Football Club is a local football team.