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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]
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.
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.
It covers an urban and suburban area on the Gulf of Tunis on the north-east coast covering 346 square kilometres (134 sq mi) and has a population of 1,056,247 (2014 census) with some agriculture and amenity land including parts of national parks. [3] Its capital is that of the country, Tunis.
The Tunis–Carthage International Airport is the most important and busiest Tunisian airport. It is connected to other Tunisian airports through Tunisair Express. There is also Métro léger de Tunis light metro rail in Tunis that covers the Grand Tunis area with a 43 kilometers of line and 67 stations. It has a capacity to carry more than ...
Ariana (Arabic: أريانة Ariana ⓘ) is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part of the agglomeration of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.
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]
Key Governorate Population (2014) [4] Area (km 2) [5] Density Region 1 Ariana: 576,088 482 1,195.20 North East: 2 Béja: 303,032 3,740 81.02 North West: 3 Ben Arous