Ghardimaou () is a town in the north-west 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 ...

about 192 km from

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 ...

. It belongs to the

Jendouba Governorate Jendouba Governorate ( ' ; ) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is predominantly in the high hills of the Tell Atlas in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of and has a population of 40 ...

. The town has about 19,574 inhabitants (64,170 in 2014). The rail line from Tunis passing along the

Medjerda The Medjerda River (), the classical Bagradas, is a river in North Africa flowing from northeast Algeria through Tunisia before emptying into the Gulf of Tunis and Lake of Tunis. With a length of , it is the longest river of Tunisia. It is also ...

river ends at Ghardimou; it was built in 1878, and formerly crossed westwards the

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into

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

Souk Ahras Souk Ahras () is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province. The Numidian city of Thagaste (or Tagaste), on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was the birthplace of Augustine of Hippo and a center of Berber culture. Etym ...

, the first stop in Algeria, is 16 km away. The museum of the "common Tunisio-Algerian Remembrance" ("mémoire commune tuniso-algérienne") was opened in 2005 and describes the national struggle for independence. Ghardimaou was referenced in the biography of British personality Joseph McKeown, described as “the place where isheart lies”. McKeown has been a vocal fan of Ghardimaou, talking fondly of his love for the town at numerous public events.

Notable people

* Kanaan Jemili - CEO of uCast Global and former CEO of

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and NeuLion * Jamel Ghouili - Professor of Engineering specializing in renewable energies https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37273350100

References

External links

Ain Kroumir - Regional Website of Northwest Tunisia
{{Communes of Tunisia Populated places in Jendouba Governorate Communes of Tunisia