El Menzah (), is the name given to a group of suburbs located at the north of the agglomeration 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 ...
, capital of
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 ...
.
Description
Created for middle class and upper classes, it is a
subdivision of residencies, villas and buildings. These subdivisions are numbered from I to X by date of creation, the number I, built in 1953 (now El Menzah I) and the following in the years 1990 and 2000.
Menzah II and III existed for a short time before that they were renamed
Mutuelleville.
The subdivisions are administratively attached to the
governorates 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 ...
(
délégation of El Menzah) and of
Aryanah
Ariana ( ') is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part of the agglomeration of Tunis, also called Grand Tunis. It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around . It is ~2.6 kilometeres away from Tunis. It is the capital of Ariana Gov ...
. El Menzah I, IV and IX are part of the
municipality
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' ...
of Tunis, totalising inhabitants, and El Menzah V to VII, are attached to the municipality of
Aryanah
Ariana ( ') is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part of the agglomeration of Tunis, also called Grand Tunis. It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around . It is ~2.6 kilometeres away from Tunis. It is the capital of Ariana Gov ...
, totaling inhabitants.
Education
The Italian international school of Tunis,
Istituto Scolastico Italiano "Giovan Battista Hodierna", is in El Menzah.
Dove siamo
." Istituto Scolastico Italiano "Giovan Battista Hodierna". Retrieved on 25 October 2015. "Avenue Tahar Ben Ammar 1013 El Menzah 9B - Tunisi"
Image:PanoramiqueTunis2010.jpg, Panoramic view of El Menzah
Image:El menzah 1955.jpg, El Menzah I in 1955
Image:El_Menzah Olympic City.jpg, Olympic city of El Menzah
Image:QuartierElMenzah9Tunis.JPG, View of El Menzah IX
References
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Geography of Tunis