JUNDUBAH

also spelled Jendouba, also called Souk El-arba, or Suq Al-arab'a ', town, northwestern Tunisia. It lies along the middle Wadi Majardah (Medjerda). The town was developed on the railway from Tunis to Algeria during the French protectorate (18811955) and is now a centre for the cultivation and export of grains, especially wheat. About 5 miles (8 km) north are the ruins of the Numidian, and later Roman, town of Bulla Regia. The surrounding area is the alluvial plain of the middle Majardah valley, a hot, dry region conducive to the cultivation of grains. Pop. (1989 est.) 38,585.