Pictures from Tunisia in 2011

Tunisian shopkeeper at a stall in Gabes selling wooden goods.

A display of fish for sale in the market in Gabes, Tunisia.

El Jem amphitheatre near Sfax in Tunisia was used for gladiator shows and chariot races around 238AD.

Camels at the Star Wars village of ‘Tatooine’ near Tataouine in Tunisia.

Women in traditional dress in the modern part of Tataouine, Tunisia.

Berber troglodyte dwelling near Matmata, Tunisia. Rooms are tunelled into the hillside and are cool in summer, warm in winter.

Berber woman in the courtyard of her troglodyte home near Matmata, Tunisia.

Ksar Ouled Soltane in the Tataouine district in southern Tunisia is a fortified granary, or ksar.

Cool mountain oasis in the middle of the desert at Chebika near Tozeur, Tunisia

The Corbeille (basket) of Nefta, once an important stopping place for caravanserai. Nefta is a major centre of Sufism.