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Tunis (Arabic: تونس Tūnis ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. As of 2020, it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casablanca and Algiers) and the eleventh-largest in the Arab world.
Map of Tunisia Tunis, Capital of Tunisia Sfax City Centre Skyline of Sousse Central Kairouan. This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold.
The avenue became the entertainment centre of the city too, and the playground for the city's elite. [6] In 1920 the Municipal Theatre was built. [7] In addition, the Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul de Tunis was completed in 1897. [8] On the eve of the First World War, the new major street in the centre was renamed Avenue Jules-Ferry after ...
Shows Holy Roman Emperor Charles V capturing Tunis and its port city of La Goulette (also known as Goletta and Halq al-Wadi), in 1535. Forms part of the Franco Novacco Map Collection (Newberry Library).
Map of the region. Grand Tunis or Greater Tunis (Arabic: تونس الكبرى, French: Grand Tunis) is the largest metropolitan area in Tunisia, centered on the country's capital Tunis. It consists of four governorates: Tunis, Ariana, Manouba and Ben Arous. According to the 2004 population census, the area of Grand Tunis is home to 2,247,800 ...
The Tunis Governorate is the largest industrial center in the country. Opening on the Mediterranean Sea , the governorate has a Mediterranean climate with annual rainfall reaching 470 mm. The area tapers towards the port and forms a narrow alluvial belt stretching westward, a distance of approximately 20 km 2 , taking in much farmland and two ...
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. [1]The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from the Almohad and the Hafsid periods.
Anonymous and untitled map showing Turkish capture of Tunis and its port city of La Goulette (also known as Goletta and Halq al-Wadi), in 1570 Forms part of the Franco Novacco Map Collection (Newberry Library).