Why this ride
A 71 km round trip from Erriadh - roughly 1 h 34 in the saddle. The stops in between: Synagogue La Ghriba, Mosquée Sidi Zekri and back through Synagogue La Ghriba.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Mosquée Mthanya and Mosquée Sidi Zekri
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 71 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 34
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Mosquée Mthanya
Mthanya is another of Djerba's fortress mosques, tucked among olive groves and low white houses south of Erriadh, and like its neighbours it is built for strength rather than show. The island has dozens of these Ibadi mosques, and UNESCO recognised them in 2023 as part of the cultural landscape of Djerba, along with the farm hamlets, the markets and the water systems that make this island such a distinct human habitat.
Read the complete Mosquée Mthanya write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Mosquée Mthanya is where the day begins. Next is Synagogue La Ghriba.
2. Synagogue La Ghriba
La Ghriba stands on the island of Djerba, just outside the village of Erriadh, and it is among the oldest Jewish places of worship in North Africa. The name means the Stranger, or the Marvellous, and the stories about its beginning stretch back to a priest who fled Jerusalem after the destruction of the First Temple, bringing a door or a stone. Whatever the truth of that, the building you see today is much later, a nineteenth-century structure with a whitewashed exterior and an interior of blue, turquoise and gold tiles, carved wood and low lamps that give the prayer hall an underwater glow.
Read the complete Synagogue La Ghriba write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Synagogue La Ghriba comes up about 16 km into the recorded legs. Next is Mosquée Sidi Zekri.
3. Mosquée Sidi Zekri
Sidi Zekri is one of the many small religious buildings of Djerba, an island where it sometimes seems that every field has a whitewashed dome in it. The name suggests a local holy man, the sort of marabout who is buried under a domed tomb and whose tomb draws believers seeking help with illness or family troubles. Many such places are small and quiet, and are looked after by neighbours rather than by any big institution.
Read the complete Mosquée Sidi Zekri write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 36 km into the recorded legs you reach Mosquée Sidi Zekri. Next is back through Synagogue La Ghriba.
4. back through Synagogue La Ghriba
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Synagogue La Ghriba write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Synagogue La Ghriba, late in the day. Next is Mosquée Mthanya.
5. Mosquée Mthanya
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Mosquée Mthanya write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Mosquée Mthanya. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Mosquée Mthanya to Synagogue La Ghriba
Mosquée Mthanya → Synagogue La Ghriba is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Synagogue La Ghriba to Mosquée Sidi Zekri
Synagogue La Ghriba → Mosquée Sidi Zekri is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Mosquée Sidi Zekri to back through Synagogue La Ghriba
Mosquée Sidi Zekri → back through Synagogue La Ghriba is 20 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Synagogue La Ghriba to Mosquée Mthanya
back through Synagogue La Ghriba → Mosquée Mthanya is 16 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.