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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).
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).
Tunisia map of Köppen climate classification. Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, having a western border with Algeria (965 km) and south-eastern border with Libya (459 km) where the width of land tapers to the south-west into the Sahara.
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.
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 ...
Gulf of Tunis seen from space Topographic map of the Gulf of Tunis. The Gulf of Tunis (Tunisian Arabic: خليج تونس) is a large Mediterranean bay in north-eastern Tunisia, extending for 39 miles (63 km) from Cape Farina in the west to Cape Bon in the east. [1]
The city of Tunis is built on a hill slope down to the lake of Tunis. These hills contain places such as Notre-Dame de Tunis, Ras Tabia, La Rabta, La Kasbah, Montfleury and La Manoubia with altitudes just above 50 metres (160 feet). The city is located at the crossroads of a narrow strip of land between Lake Tunis and Séjoumi. [136]
4.1 Location map templates. 4.2 Creating new map definitions. Toggle the table of contents. Module: Location map/data/Tunisia Tunis. 4 languages.