Ezzahra () is a coastal city on the outskirts of
Tunis
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, 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 region (after Casabl ...
located south of the capital. Ezzahra is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the municipalities of Rades, Hammam Lif and Boumhel EL-Bassatine. Administratively attached to the
governorate of Ben Arous, it is the seat of a
delegation
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and a municipality of 31,792 inhabitants (in 2014) while the city itself has a population of 6000 inhabitants. The municipality of Ezzahra consists of four cities: Ezzahra, El Habib, 18 January and Borj El-Louzir.
History
The municipality was founded on September 10, 1909, during the colonial period, under the name of Saint-Germain and was subsequently renamed Ezzahra after the independence of Tunisia in honor of national fighter Lazhar Chraïti (1919-1963).
Culture
Ezzahra organizes a theater festival each summer. It also has a basketball club (
Ezzahra Sports
Ezzahra Sports (), or EZS, is a Tunisian professional basketball club from Ezzahra. The club competes in the Championnat National A, the domestic first tier. Home games are played in the Ezzahra Arena.
History
Ezzahra has won the Tunisian Divis ...
) among the best in Tunisia and there also is two of the oldest elementary schools and high schools in Tunisia (
Al Jomhouriya Avenue Elementary School) and (
Ibn Rachik High School).
Ezzahra is also the birthplace of the Tunisian progressive metal band
Myrath
Myrath ( ''mīrāth'', "Legacy") is a Tunisian progressive metal band formed in 2001 by guitarist Malek Ben Arbia and currently based in France. The band has been noted for its mix of Middle Eastern music, Arabic and Middle Eastern instrumentatio ...
.
See also
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List of cities in Tunisia
This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the List of cities in Tunisia#List of cities by Governorate, list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold.
List of most-populated cities
List of municipalities by governorate
See ...
References
Populated places in Ben Arous Governorate
Communes of Tunisia
Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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