Sfax District in Tunisia. Henchir Bou Doukhane is a village in Sfax Governorate , Eastern Tunisia .
Henchir Bou Doukhane is close to the towns of Hamadet el Adghame, Hamadet ed Dokhane and Khecherma all of which are north of Sfax .[1] Henchir ed Doukhane has an altitude of 89 meters above sea level .
The area is predominantly agricultural , and ancient ruins nearby have been tentatively identified with the Roman era town of Madarsuma .[2]
History
During the Roman Empire the town was a town of Byzacena known as Madarsuma .[3]
The area was conquered by Roger II of Sicily in 1148 and occupied until 1156. Occupied by the Spanish , in the 16th century, before falling to the Ottomans . During World War II , the Axis powers operated in the area in the Tunisia Campaign of 1943. After World War II, the town as part of Tunisia was returned to France , but Tunisia gained independence in 1956.
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