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Tunis is the transcription of the Arabic name تونس which can be pronounced as "Tūnus", "Tūnas", or "Tūnis". All three variations were mentioned by the 12th-century Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in his Mu'jam al-Bûldan (Dictionary of Countries). Different explanations exist for the origin of the name Tunis.
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 people. [1]
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 area includes a container-handling port including large ferries to Salerno, Civitavecchia, Genoa, Palermo and Trapani in Italy and to Marseille in France. Its international airport and railway hub support its status as an established hub in hosting the government departments, stock exchange and major business headquarters of Tunisia .
The French Resident General in Tunisia, Jean de Hautecloque [de; fr] left Tunis to go to Paris on 25 August 1953, when he was replaced by Pierre Voizard. [74] Voizard had previously been the French Minister to Monaco. [74] A month after his arrival in Tunis on 26 September 1953, Voizard made many changes to ease tensions in Tunisia. [74]
Medina of Tunis: Tunis: 1979 36bis; ii, iii, v (cultural) Tunis was founded in 698 as one of the first Arab cities in the Maghreb. It reached its peak between the 12th and 16th centuries, under the Almohads and Hafsids, when it was one of the wealthiest cities of the Islamic world. Due to its location, it was a linking point between the Maghreb ...
As decided in Decree 589 of 21 September 2023, 5 administrative districts have been instituted: [3] [4] District 1: Bizerte, Beja, Jendouba and Kef Governorates.
It is part of the transportation system of the Tunis area, and together with the light rail of Tunis (Le métro léger de Tunis) managed by the Société des transports de Tunis (Transtu). Transtu was founded in 2003 by joining the Société du métro léger de Tunis (SMLT, founded 1981) and the Société nationale de transports (SNT, founded ...