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Toujane

Coordinates: 33°28′N 10°08′E / 33.467°N 10.133°E / 33.467; 10.133
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Toujane (Arabic: توجان) is a Berber Matmata mountain village in the south of Tunisia,[1] near Medenine, divided into two parts by a valley. It is most notably remembered for its World War II importance.

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View of Toujane in 2005

The village is featured in the 2005 video game Call of Duty 2, both as a mission in the single-player campaign and as a multiplayer map. The game features the mission "Retaking Lost Ground" (Toujane, Tunisia - March 11, 1943) and the later Battle of the Mareth Line.

Scenes from the film La folle de Toujane (1974, by René Vautier) were filmed in this village.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jacobs, Daniel; Morris, Peter. The Rough Guide to Tunisia. Rough Guides. p. 360.
  2. ^ "La folle de Toujane". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-07-31.

33°28′N 10°08′E / 33.467°N 10.133°E / 33.467; 10.133