Menzel Fersi (formerly Sidi Al-Nuaija), his name is associated with the good saint who has existed since the beginning of the 16th century. Initially, the city of Manzil Fersi is located in a strategic area. It is a transit center since Antiquity that connects two cities with an important historical civilization, which is Mahdia, the capital of the Fatimids, and Kairouan, the first Islamic capital of North Africa