Wednesday, October 15, 2014
It probably corresponds to the ancient outpost of Ad Speculum. Located on the Saharan files linking Tébessa Gafsa, the Romans used mirrors to communicate with other stations and report possible enemy incursions.
The present village of Chebika is built near the old village abandoned in 1969 following deadly floods that left more than 400 dead in Tunisia. The site writes Jean Duvignaud, "is placed in the intersection of two advanced mountain that opens here to the desert."
The urban fabric comes down to a board whose rows are formed by streets crossing at the market square.
The town served as the backdrop to the film The English Patient.
