The capital of the "land of the palm trees": bled el jerid, is worthy of its name, first for the high quality of the dates (deglet ennour) produced together with the nearby oases such as Nefta, El Oudiane and El-Hamma; then for its architecture made up of bricks creating pleasant geometric designs on the facades of the buildings ; and finally for the attractions that a visitor may find there ; the beautiful mosque in the Bled al Hadhar neighborhood (the ancient Thusuros) whose Hispanic Magrebian style mirhab is attributed to Ibn Ghaniya, an Andalusian refugee from Palma de Majorca who settled in the jerid with his following in the 12th century ;

the tomb of Ibn Ach Chabbat, the famous 13th century scientist who wrote scientist who wrote scientific treatises on palm cultivation and irrigation ; the tomb of the great turn-of-the-century Tunisian pedt, Aboul et Kachim ach Chabbi ( in the Charbbiya neighborhood) ; the zoo of Sidi Tijani, a great reptile collector ; and finally, the oasis certainly an enchanting and unforgettable place.