Medenine is the major town in south-eastern Tunisia, 77 kilometres south of the port of Gabès and the Island of Djerba, on the main route to Libya. It is the capital of Medenine Governorate.

The chechia is a traditional headgear worn in Tunisia. Close relative to the European beret, the chechia is originally a cap-shaped bonnet, colored vermillon red. Until the 19th century, the chechia w