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Sousse Governorate
Sousse Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km2 and has a population of 762,281 (2024 census). The capital is Sousse. Geography The area compasses most of the broad eastern coastal plain (which has a hot Mediterranean climate) featuring salt and fresh water lakes, fed by winter rains. A narrow strip of forest, the Foret Nationale de Tunisie, adjoins part of the beach swathe between Sousse and Hammamet to the far north, the beach forming most of the coastline. These cities are on the Gulf of Hammamet which is a gently-curved bay. The largest lake is the Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani which is shared with two other areas but is mostly in the Sousse Governorate. Elevations are pronounced in the second national park in the area, which is mainly in Nabeul Governorate, is on all of the seaward sides of Hammam Bent Djadidi adjoining the northern border. Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Akouda
Akouda () is a small town located a few kilometres north of Sousse, Tunisia. Administratively attached to the Sousse Governorate Sousse Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is beside the eastern coast of Tunisia in the north-east of the country and covers an area of 2,621 km2 and has a population of 762,281 (2024 census). The capital is Sous ..., it is the chief town of a delegation of the same name which in 2004 had 21,237 inhabitants, with 18,998 for the town itself. Set back from the coast, along the , it is connected to the coast at Chott Meriem. Notable people * Ridha Charfeddine - businessman * Salem Ben Hmida - poet References External links * *https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Sports-League/Akouda-Bikerz-100515861956790/ Communes of Tunisia Populated places in Sousse Governorate {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Ennaceur
Mohamed Ennaceur (; born 21 March 1934) is a Tunisian politician who served as the acting president of Tunisia for 91 days, from President Beji Caid Essebsi's death on 25 July 2019 until he handed over the presidency to Kais Saied as the winner of the 2019 Tunisian presidential election on 23 October 2019. Since 2014, he has also been the President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and leader of the governing Nidaa Tounes party. Previously, he served as Minister of Social Affairs in the 1970s and 1980s under President Habib Bourguiba and again in 2011 in the transitional Ghannouchi and Essebsi governments. Ennaceur was the founding director of the Tunisian Association of Social Law (''Revue tunisienne de droit social'') and the Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem. On 4 December 2014, he was elected as President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, with 176 agreeing votes out of 214 present MPs. Upon President Beji Caid Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunisian Independence
Tunisian independence was a process that occurred from 1952 to 1956 between France and an independence movement, led by Habib Bourguiba. He became the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia after negotiations with France successfully brought an end to the colonial protectorate and led to independence. Overview, the road to Tunisian independence The first independence movement was formed by the Young Tunisian Party in 1907. By 1920, the Destour, a Tunisian political party, had formed a powerful base that was supported by the Bey. Their following lasted until 1934, when Neo Destour was formed, and brought about by a new generation of young nationalists striving for independence. With a new energized independence movement, the stage was set for a new leader, Habib Bourguiba. With the threat of independence, the French immediately banned Neo Destour and sent Bourguiba to a variety of French prisons in France where he spent the next 20 years of his life. World War II b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of 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 Tunisia *List of metropolitan areas in Africa *List of largest cities in the Arab world References External links {{Africa in topic, List of cities in Tunisia, List of cities in Tunisia Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ... Subdivisions of Tunisia ... [...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 An amphitheatre ( U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. The term derives from the ancient Greek ('), from ('), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and ('), meaning "place for vie ..., located to the west of the city's present-day location. See also *List of cities in Tunisia References External linksInformation regarding Roman ruins Communes of Tunisia Populated places in Sousse Governorate 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). Ibn Khaldoun argues that the city owes its name to the Arab tribe of Beni Meskine who controlled the region in the 14th century. Administration The town is the administrative center of a Delegations of Tunisia, "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 February 1921. The actual municipal council was elected in the Tunisian local elections, 2018, Local elections of Tunisia on 9 May 2018. Its composition by party is as follows: Villages and towns of :fr:Délégation (Tunisie), Delegation The following villages and Towns are part of M'saken delegation Notable people *Hab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondar, Tunisia
Kondar is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2014 it had a population of 3,816. It is the capital of the Kondar delegation. Population See also *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 Communes of Tunisia Populated places in Sousse Governorate {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalâa Seghira
Kalaa Sghira is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 25,078. Notable people * Mohamed Hedi El Amri (1906–1978) was a Tunisian historian and writer. See also *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 External links * Communes of Tunisia Populated places in Sousse Governorate Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Tunisia-geo-stub ... [...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 cathedra, seat of an Classical antiquity, ancient episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, at catholic-hierarchy.org. survives as a titular bishopric. It was in the reign of the Aghlabid dynasty that the nucleus of the city was founded, in the place known as El Ksar, which consists of a very small city surrounded by a very high rampart (fortification), rampart with a door Unique on the eastern face leading to the market place. The commune was created on 19 February 1921. ...
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Hergla
Hergla () 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 Both Roman and Byzantine ruins are found along the shore. Under Roman rule, Hergla was known as Horrea Caelia.. It is unclear whether the name derived from Punic, the Greek demigod Hercules, or Latin words for storehouses () or frontier. The first theory is supported by attestation of the presence of a Roman family known as the Caelii. In the 3rd century, Horrea Caelia was a border town between the districts of Byzacena (capital Hadrumete, present-day Sousse) and Zeugitana (capital Carthage). In the 6th century, the Byzantine Empire established a fortress. During the Arab conquest in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammam Sousse
Hammam Sousse () is a coastal town in eastern Tunisia. It is located north of Sousse. It has about 42,691 inhabitants in 2014. Location Hammam Sousse is located north of Sousse, at around . History As in the other regions of the Sahel, the presence of humans in Hammam Sousse dates back to thousands of years. During the Carthage empire, the Phoenician counter of Hadrumète (current Sousse) was founded around the 10th century BC, which influenced the local economy and settling of farmers and hunters in the regions of Bilda and Kanta. After the fall of Carthage in 146 BC, the Roman rule began and extended until 429. During this period, the region of Hammam Sousse experienced a prosperous agriculture. Later the land was abandoned following the invasion of the Vandals. Under the Arab dynasty of the Aghlabids in the 9th century, the core of the city was founded, which was built on the place known as El Ksar. The oldest construction of the Arab period is the marabout of Sidi Sahl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
