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Governorates Of Tunisia ...
Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates (''wilayat'', sing. ''wilayah''). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province. The governorates are divided into 264 delegations (''mutamadiyat''), and further subdivided into municipalities (''baladiyat''), and sectors (''imadats''). Tunisia is divided into 6 regions. See also * Subdivisions of Tunisia * Delegations of Tunisia * Grand Tunis * ISO 3166-2:TN References {{DEFAULTSORT:Governorates Of Tunisia Subdivisions of Tunisia Tunisia, Governorates Tunisia 1 Governorates, Tunisia Tunisia geography-related lists 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djerid
el-Djerid, also al-Jarīd, (; Derja: ''Jrīd''; ) or more precisely the South Western Tunisia Region is a semi-desert natural region comprising three southern Tunisian Governorates, Gafsa, Kebili and Tozeur with adjacent parts of Algeria and Libya. Geography The region is characterised by bare pink hills with oases and several chotts (salt pans) such as Chott el Djerid in Tunisia. Economically the area is important for phosphate mining. Major towns include Gafsa and Tozeur. It remains the principal center of Ibāḍism in North Africa, with remaining Ibāḍī communities on Djerba in Tunisia, in the M'zab in Algeria, and in Jabal Nafusa in Libya. In medieval times, it often formed a politically separate entity under the control of Ibāḍī ''imams''. Location Jerid, Djerid'' or ''Bled el Djerid (Arabic : الجريد, literally "palm leaf"), is a semi-desert region situated in southwestern Tunisia, which extends to the contiguous areas of Algeria. In administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 divisions The following sixteen municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... are located in Sfax Governorate: The largest airport in the region is the Sfax–Thyna International Airport. The area code for telephoning to the Sfax governorate is 30.Graham RhinTunisia Global Sourcebook for International Data Management at grcdi.nl References {{Authority control Governorates of Tunisia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabeul Governorate
Nabeul Governorate ( ' Tunisian pronunciation: ; ) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,788 km2 and has a population of 863,172 (2024 census). The capital is Nabeul. Nabeul Governorate forms a peninsula which is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on three sides. On the south-west side it is delimited by the three governorates of Zaghouan, Sousse and Ben Arous. History Nabeul, the main city of the governorate, was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks of Cyrene, serving as a trade port. Its name is an Arabised form of the Greek ''Neapolis'' 'new city' (an etymology it shares with Naples, Neapoli, and Nablus). Administrative divisions The governorate is divided into sixteen ''delegations'' (''mutamadiyat''), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses: Municipalities There are 24 municipalities (''communes'') within the Nabeul Governorate: Climate Nabeul has an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monastir Governorate
Monastir Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in center-east of Tunisia. It covers an area of 1,019 km2 (393 mi2) and has a population of 599,769 (2024 census). The capital is Monastir. Administrative divisions The governorate is divided into thirteen ''delegations'' (''mutamadiyat''), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web). Cities and towns The following cities and towns are located in the Monastir Governorate: Notable people *Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba (3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian politician and statesman who served as the Head of Government of Tunisia, prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia from 1956 to 1957, and then as the first president of Tunisia from 1 ... *Ons Jabeur References External links * Monastir Governorate, Governorates of Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medenine Governorate
Medenine ( '; ) is one of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia, it had a population of 537,255 (2024 census) situated in the south-east, it includes djerba island and borders Libya to the east. The capital is Mednine. Geography The governorate encompasses the south-easternmost coastal strip, totalling 9167 km2 and had a population of 479,520 at the 2014 census. The capital is Medenine. The governorate includes the country's largest island, Djerba, which is connected by a ferry boat and has over a third of the total population of the governate and its own airport. The area is generally lowlands. It extends in two projections at its extreme ends a maximum of 60 km from the coast, otherwise the neighbouring division of Tataouine is 30 km from the coast. The northern projection abuts Kebili Governorate and includes part of a long escarpment which extends from the south of Gabes Governorate (adjoining Medenine to the north) to beyond Tripoli in Libya and whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manouba Governorate
Manouba Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia and is in inland, northern Tunisia. It has a population of 379,518 (as of the 2014 census), and an area of 1,137 km2. The capital is Manouba. Geography The governorate is from the capital, in an area of foothills of and verdant plains below the uplands and borders ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahel, Tunisia
The Tunisian Sahel () or more precisely the Central East Tunisia is an area of central eastern Tunisia and one of the six Tunisian regions. It stretches along the eastern shore, from Bouficha in the north to Melloulèche in the south, it includes 3 governorates: Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia. Its name derives from the Arabic word ''sāḥil'' (ساحل), meaning "shore" or "coast". The region's economy is based especially on tourism and it contains the second-biggest airport in Tunisia: Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport. Geography The Sahel extends inland to the hills which protect the low plains of the coast and are covered in olive plantations; the region's low rainfall is compensated for by the atmospheric humidity. Since antiquity, it has formed a clear geographic unity with its own unique demographic and economic characteristics. Today it consists of the governorates of Sousse, Monastir and Mahdia. Its geographic area is quite large: about 140 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahdia Governorate
Mahdia Governorate (; ) is in central-eastern Tunisia, named after its largest town and administrative centre. It comprises an area of coastal relative lowland, but extends further inland than its coastal length. It is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces). It covers an area of 2,966 km², and has a population of 410,812 (as at the 2014 census). Four other governorates are its neighbours - clockwise from south, Sfax, Kairouan, Sousse and Monastir Governorates. Economic summary Mahdia, the administrative centre, is a coastal resort with prominent weaving and fish processing industries. The other coastal urban centre is the small town of Chebba, on the headland of a bay. Ksour Essef is midway between these towns and approximately 2.5 km inland. El Djem is 13 km inland and a mid-sized town on a major crossroads of roads in the district and having Tunisia's main north-south railway. The nearest international airport is connected by road and rail and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kef Governorate
Kef Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It comprises chiefly part of the dorsal Atlas Mountains and their foothills in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,965 km2 and has a population of 243,156 (2014 census). The capital is El Kef. Administrative divisions Twelve municipalities are in Kef Governorate: Demographics Due to its close proximity to the Algerian border and its historical role in the Algerian War of Independence, Kef has a significant Algerian population, hosting over 6,000 registered Algerian voters, the second largest such community in Tunisia after Tunis. Its capital city, El Kef, was the command centre of the Front de Libération Nationale during the Algerian War of Independence The Algerian War (also known as the Algerian Revolution or the Algerian War of Independence) ''; '' (and sometimes in Algeria as the ''War of 1 November'') was an armed conflict between France and the Algerian N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebili Governorate
Kebili Governorate (, ; ) is the second largest of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in south-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of and had a population of 156,961 at the 2014 census. The capital is Kebili. Geography Kebili climate is very difficult in winter (very cold at night) and in summer (high temperature). The region is very nice to visit in spring and in the end of autumn. Kebili contains a significant part of Tunisia's largest salt pan, which is known as[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasserine Governorate
Kasserine Governorate ( ' ; ), sometimes spelt ''Casrein'', is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria, wholly north of the true centre line but the area is south or west of the bulk of the population of the country, based on Tunisia's greater northern rainfall. It covers an area of 8,260 km2 and has a population of 492,741 (2024) .The capital is Kasserine which is at the foot of Jebel ech Chambi, Tunisia's highest mountain, in turn part of the Dorsal Atlas mountains. The mountain and its associated escarpment form its own national park in the province. Main sights In Kasserine Governorate exist two of the most famous Roman sites in Tunisia, which are Sbeitla and Haidra. The Triumphal Arch of the Tetrarchy at the entrance to Sbeitla commemorates the four emperors that governed the empire in the year 300, just before the rule of Constantine I. Image:Sbeitla 05.jpg, Capitoline temples Image:Sbei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
