Chott el Djerid made into a canal or sea

Would it be physically possible to create a water connection between Chott el Djerid and the Med?

  • No, it would not be possible to connect Chott el Djerid to the Mediterranean.

    Votes: 5 6.4%
  • Yes, it would be possible to connect Chott el Djerid to the Mediterranean.

    Votes: 23 29.5%
  • Yes, it would be possible, but further connections with other salt lakes would be impossible.

    Votes: 6 7.7%
  • "Yes, it would be possible, and further connections with other salt lakes is also possible."

    Votes: 44 56.4%

  • Total voters
    78
I just look up canals the Romans actually build a far number of canals and were kind of into this stuff and there were proposed projects as big as this believe it or not
Can you link some of the projects? Would make it possible to compare this project to OTL proposed projects.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_canals
I was just focusing on the initial connection chott el djerid to the Mediterranean once seeing the success of this project they will prob be followed suit on there own and they may just connect with the water level rising in Chott el djerid may connect them with the other salt lakes and if they don't like I said below they will prob just do it on there own
 
Everything looks good but the canal route to the sea go over some mountain just move it a around a little to avoid and turn on terrain mode
 
One state I could see creating this canal system is the Berbers if Aksel/Caecillius successfully repelled the Arabs or if Dihya never used the scorched earth tactic causing her to lose the support of urban populations. Following the defeat of the Arabs, the Berbers of Tunisia and Algeria could coalesce into a loosely united state. After a few decades of further unification due to wars against the Byzantines, the king of the Berber confederation could invite West European lords to kick out the Byzantines and once the Exarchate has been seized, the king would be able to crush any powerful tribes and centralize the realm under himself. Then to increase his kingdom's prosperity, he begins construction of the canal system. With defences constructed along the system, he is able to hold back further Arab incursions into the region.
 
I think it could just be a regional one and I don't think they have the tech to do that it would have to be the Romans or the eastern Romans or a roman rump state in Africa stop the invasion and they use that has a boundary between the 2
 
The problem with using the canal as a fortification is that you cut off the cities of Tripolitania. With the resources it would take to build the canal, it would be better to fortify the coast of the Gulf of Syrte at some random wadi, while keeping the navy strong. From the point of view of a Romano-Berber king, would more salt, more fish, and easier regional logistics really be worth all that money and manpower compared to what else you could do with that, especially if the Arabs are posing a continuous threat.

I think it could just be a regional one and I don't think they have the tech to do that it would have to be the Romans or the eastern Romans or a roman rump state in Africa stop the invasion and they use that has a boundary between the 2

What tech would a Romano-Berber state not have that the Romans would? The only thing they'd lack is being able to call on the resources of a large and wealthy empire.
 
and the logstic and if we have the ummyaid caliphate is controlling that you probably aren't going to be able to get that back
 
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