Round 5: Tossup 8

In this country, torrential rain revealed the existence of the underground village of Matmata. Jasmine souvenirs (10[1])are often sold by locals in this country’s touristy beach town of Hammamet. In the north of this country, a tradition of painting doors blue was popularized (-5[1])by French painter Rodolphe d’Erlange. A large island in this country is home to the ancient El Ghriba Synagogue attended by its large population of Kohen Jews. The seasonal salt lake Chott el Djerid (-5[1])is in this country, which is west of the Gulf of Gabès and the island of Djerba. The northernmost (10[1])point of a continent (10[1]-5[1])is near this (10[1])country’s city of Bizerte. Tourists to this country can visit many sites used to film scenes on Tatooine (10[1])in Star Wars. For 10 points, (10[1])name this country (10[1])whose capital is home to ruins of Ancient Carthage. ■END■ (10[1])

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