Jérissa

Jérissa
Commune and town
Jérissa
Coordinates: 35°51′N 8°38′E / 35.850°N 8.633°E / 35.850; 8.633
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Kef Governorate
Government
• Mayor	Lamine Salmani (Nidaa Tounes)
Population  (2014)
• Total	9,807
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

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 51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi) 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.

• Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist and writer.
• Mourad Melki, association football player.
• Haythem nssitouh, the founder of the city.

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