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A1 Motorway (Tunisia)
Tunisia's A1 or A-1 motorway is a 247 km road connecting Tunis and Sfax. In the map shown, the A-1 is in red. The highway was built from Tunis at the north end toward the south and is continuing to be extended. The A-1 is conceived of as part of an international project, sometimes called the Trans-Maghreb or Trans-North Africa HighwayFrédéric DubessyJigsaw of Trans-North Africa Highway nears completion 21 May 2013 or Trans-African Highway 1 that is planned to reach from Cairo to Dakar. There are three lanes each way from Tunis to Hammamet then two lanes each way from Hammamet to Sfax. It is a toll road part of the way. Road signs are in Arabic and French. The speed limit on Tunisian highways is 110 km/h. History The first section connected Tunis to Turki (near Grombalia) in 1981. It was extended to Hammamet in 1986, to Enfidha in 1994, and to Sfax in 2008. Further construction An extension south to Gabès is underway. It had been planned for completion earlier but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medenine
Medenine ( ar, مدنين ) is the major town in south-eastern Tunisia, south of the port of Gabès and the Island of Djerba, on the main route to Libya. It is the capital of Medenine Governorate. Overview In pre-colonial times, Medenine was already the most important trading centre in the south, attracting merchants from all over North Africa and even from Bornu, to the south of the Sahara. The Ksar housed the central granaries of the various nomadic Berber tribes of the region. The area was the scene of an unsuccessful German counter-attack by General Erwin Rommel as part of Operation Capri during March 1943 against British Eighth Army forces. The Battle of Medenine was Rommel's last engagement in Africa before he was replaced by General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim as commander of the Afrika Korps. Climate In popular culture * Part of the town was used as a location for the 1999 US science fiction film ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ''Star Wars: E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerker
Kerker is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,143. See also *List of cities in Tunisia This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold. List of most-populated cities List of municipalities by governorate See also * *List of cities by country *Governorates of Tunis ... References Populated places in Mahdia Governorate Communes of Tunisia Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M'saken
M'saken ( ''Msākan''; also spelled ''Masakin'', ''Msaken'') is a town in north-eastern Tunisia, close to Sousse. Etymology The origin of the word comes from "Msaken" masken (plural masken) meaning "habitat", "house" or "dwelling". This refers to "Houses of honorable people" (Masken el achraf) Administration The town is the administrative center of a "delegation" (district) of the same name, which at the 2014 Census had a population of 97,225. Municipality M'saken municipality was found in 19/02/1921. The actual municipal council was elected in the Local elections of Tunisia in May 9th, 2018. Its composition by party is as follows: Villages and towns of Delegation The following villages and Towns are part of M'saken delegation Notable people *Habib Chatti, Politician, Diplomat * Karim Krifa, Politician. * Zied Ladhari, Politician. * Zoubeir Baya, Football player *Saïf Ghezal, Football player. * Ridha Layouni: President of Association of National Olympic Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalâa Kebira
Kalâa Kebira is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 45,990. Kalâa Kebira was used as the host of the 2012 UNAF U-17 Tournament. History During the Roman Empire it was the site of a ''civitas'' (town) of the Roman province of Byzacena called Gurza. Gurza was also the seat of an ancient episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, at catholic-hierarchy.org. survives as a ric. It was in the reign of the that the nucleus of the city was founded, in the place known as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidi Bou Ali
Sidi Bou Ali is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,011. Ancient history During the Roman occupation of present-day Tunisia, Sidi Bou Ali was known as Ulissipira. The only remnant of the town is an amphitheater, located to the west of the city's present-day location. See also *List of cities in Tunisia This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold. List of most-populated cities List of municipalities by governorate See also * *List of cities by country *Governorates of Tunis ... References External linksInformation regarding Roman ruins Populated places in Tunisia Communes of Tunisia Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergla
Hergla ( ar, هرقلة) is a small cliff-top town in north-eastern Tunisia at the Gulf of Hammamet. White houses of Hergla with often blue window and door surroundings are built in the classic style characteristic for Tunisia. Sousse is about 24 km south-east of Hergla. There is a lagoon between Hergla and its neighbour town Chott Meryem in the south-east called Halk el menzel (sickle lake). History In the Roman period Hergla was named "Horrea Caelia".Bulletin de géographie historique et descriptive, vol. IV, éd. Ernest Leroux, (Paris, 1890), p. 58 In the 3rd century CE it was the border town between the historic regions Byzacena with the capital Hadrumete (nowadays Sousse) and Zeugitana with the capital Carthago. The etymology of Hergla is still unclear: It might either refer to the "horreas" (i.e. store houses for trade), to the Greek god Heracles or to the word "frontier town". However, there is prove that a roman family called Caelii settled in Horrea Caelia underscor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport
Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport is an airport in Enfidha, Tunisia, located about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest from the town of Hammamet. The airport is mostly used by European airlines bringing travellers to Tunisian holiday resorts. History Construction began in 2007 and the airport opened on 1 December 2009 with the first flight on 4 December 2009. The total building costs were given as 436 million euros. It was originally named after the former Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician .... On 15 January 2011, one day after he left the country due to the social protests against his long dictatorship, his name and his pictures were removed from the airport building. The new name is Enfidha–Hammamet Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouficha
Bouficha (بوفيشة) or Bou Ficha is a Tunisian town situated about sixty kilometers south of Tunis, between Enfidha and Hammamet and close to the Gulf of Hammamet. Administratively attached to the Sousse Governorate, it has a population of 9,931. It is an important industrial center particularly in the textile sector. Near the town is the archaeological site of Pheradi Majus and a zoo Friguia Park on thirty hectares. In July, a festival is held in polycultural Bouficha. See also * |
Mornag
Mornag is a small town and commune in Tunisia. As of 2014 it had a population of 61,518. It lies along the A1 (Tunisia) Tunisia's A1 or A-1 motorway is a 247 km road connecting Tunis and Sfax. In the map shown, the A-1 is in red. The highway was built from Tunis at the north end toward the south and is continuing to be extended. The A-1 is conceived of as part of .... Mornag is mainly known for its agricultural plain dedicated to the vineyard and the olive tree. It is one of the richest plains of Tunisia which covers 36,812 hectares including 19,900 hectares of arable land. Dominated by a summit, the Jebel Ressas (795 meters3), the town is crossed by Wadi Miliane and Wadi El Hamma and the Medjerda - Cap-Bon canal. Populated places in Ben Arous Governorate Communes of Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahdia
Mahdia ( ar, المهدية ') is a Tunisian coastal city with 62,189 inhabitants, south of Monastir and southeast of Sousse. Mahdia is a provincial centre north of Sfax. It is important for the associated fish-processing industry, as well as weaving. It is the capital of Mahdia Governorate. History Antiquity The old part of Mahdia corresponds to the Roman city called Aphrodisium and, later, called Africa (a name perhaps derived from the older name), or Cape Africa. The Catholic Church's list of titular sees includes a no longer residential bishopric called Africa and, since there is no record of an episcopal see in Roman times called by either of these names (nor by that of Alipota, another Roman town that Charles Tissot suggested tentatively might be represented by present-day Mehdia), it is supposed that the episcopal see of Africa was established when the city was held by the Kingdom of Sicily, as a part of the Kingdom of Africa (1147–1160) and when Pope Eugene III c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
