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Relinquished. 20 March 1958. Preceded by. "Ala Khallidi" (1987) Audio sample. U.S. Navy Band instrumental version (chorus and third verse) file. help. Ḥumāt al-Ḥimá (Arabic: حماة الحمى, "Defenders of the Homeland") is the national anthem of Tunisia; the text was written by Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie and Aboul-Qacem Echebbi.
Ala Khallidi. " ʾAlā Khallidī " ( Arabic: ألا خلّدي) was the national anthem of Tunisia from 1958 to 1987. It was used during the presidency of Habib Bourguiba until his downfall in 1987. "Ḥumāt al-Ḥimā" was temporarily a national anthem between the end of the monarchy on 25 July 1957 and the adoption of "ʾAlā Khallidī" as ...
Succeeded by. "Ala Khallidi". " Salām al-Bāy " (Arabic: سلام الباي; "Beylical Hymn") was the national anthem of Tunisia between 1846 and 1957 during the Beylik of Tunis and the Kingdom of Tunisia. It was sung in honour of the Bey of Tunis, who reigned over the country. Initially without words, Arab words were written by an unknown ...
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi (Arabic: أبو القاسم الشابي, ALA-LC: Abū al-Qāsim al-Shābbī; 24 February 1909 – 9 October 1934) was a Tunisian poet. He is probably best known for writing the final two verses of the current National Anthem of Tunisia, Humat al-Hima (Defenders of the Homeland), which was originally written by the Egyptian poet Mustafa Sadik el-Rafii.
Anthem: حماة ... Tunisia's national basketball team has emerged as a top side in Africa. The team won the 2011 Afrobasket and hosted Africa's top basketball event ...
Music of Tunisia. Tunisia is a North African country with a predominantly Arabic-speaking population. The country is best known for malouf, a kind of music imported from Andalusia after the Moors expulsion in the 15th century. Though in its modern form, malouf is likely very dissimilar to any music played more than four centuries ago, it does ...
The Kingdom of Tunisia (French: Royaume de Tunisie; Arabic: المملكة التونسية el-Mamlka et-Tūnsīya) was a short-lived country established as a monarchy on 20 March 1956 after Tunisian independence and the end of the French protectorate period.
Tunisia also adopted a national anthem as one of the pillars of national sovereignty, and that was in 1846, it was called Salam El Bey (Beylical anthem). It was sung in honour of the Bey. Initially without lyrics, but words were written by an unknown poet and were adapted to the melody of the anthem.