La région du Haut Tell en Tunisie (le Kef, Téboursouk, Mactar, Thala) : essai de monographie géographique

The high‑Tell region of northwest Tunisia unfolds as a rugged plateau of limestone ridges, hidden valleys and scattered oases around Le Kef, Téboursouk, Mactar and Thala. In the early 1900s this interior was still cut off from the rail‑linked coast, a place where travelers once needed days of foot‑travel to reach a single village. The author paints this landscape with the clarity of a cartographer, introducing listeners to the striking relief, climate quirks and the way the terrain shapes local life.

Drawing on his own 1898 expedition and on a rich tapestry of older Arab geographers and European travellers, the work blends field notes with fourteen detailed maps, twelve photogravure plates and several color illustrations. Each page balances scientific description—geology, hydrology, vegetation—with observations of settlement patterns, agriculture and everyday customs that were still largely undocumented at the time.

Listening to this monograph offers a vivid, almost tactile sense of a corner of Tunisia that was long overlooked, inviting curiosity about how its mountains, rivers and peoples have interacted for centuries.