Tabarka (Arabic: طبرقة‎, Phoenician Tabarka, Thabraca' in Latin, Thabarka or Barga by locals) is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, at about (36°57′16″N8°45′29″E), close to the border with Algeria. It has been famous for its coral fishing, the Coral Festival of underwater photography and the annual jazz festival. Tabarka's history is a colorful mosaic of Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Turkish civilizations. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which is built a Genoese castle.