Gabès offers five contrasting landscapes: the beach, the mountains, the desert, small forest, oasis.

[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below: Ten municipalities are in Gabès Governorate:

Matmata is a Berber-speaking town largely of underground homes conserved with a community-based pre-industrialized lifestyle.

The south-centre of the Wilāyat has semi-desert mountains and natural features nearby include splendid oases and caves.

Eclectic souqs feature in the main municipalities, with traditional wood, stone, metal and textile products.