Menzel Chaker (formerly known as Triaga) is a town in the countryside of

Sfax Sfax ( ; , ) is a major port city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a ...

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

. It is noticed for its production of olives and other fruits, vegetables and produces as Olive Oil. It is in Sfax delegation, which is in the

Sfax Governorate Sfax ( '; ) is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 1,047,468 (2024) and an area of 7,545 km2. Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands. Administrative ...

, and nowadays, it contains nearly 2,214 people. The town served a real function in the Tunisian French war (1881–1956) and during the construction of the state (1956–1964).

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Populated places in Sfax Governorate Communes of Tunisia {{Communes of Tunisia