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The National Foundation, Beit El-Hikma, Tunis-Carthage. Tunisian culture is a product of more than three thousand years of history and an important multi-ethnic influx. Ancient Tunisia was a major civilization crossing through history; different cultures, civilizations and multiple successive dynasties contributed to the culture of the country over centuries with varying degrees of influence.
Preceding the French protectorate in Tunisia, the Ottoman Turks exercised varying degrees of suzerainty, and the ruling strata of Tunisia once spoke Turkish. Under its Arabizing rulers, the quasi-independent Beys , an attempt at modern reform was made, which used as a model similar reforms in the Ottoman Empire . [ 79 ]
The French protectorate of Tunisia (French: Protectorat français de Tunisie; Arabic: الحماية الفرنسية في تونس al-ḥimāya al-Fransīya fī Tūnis), officially the Regency of Tunis [1] [2] [b] (French: Régence de Tunis) and commonly referred to as simply French Tunisia, was established in 1881, during the French colonial empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence ...
Italy, also interested in Tunisia, protested, but did not risk a war with France. On May 12 of that year, Tunisia was officially made a French protectorate with the signature of the treaty of Bardo (Al Qasr as Sa'id)by Muhammad III as-Sadiq. [362] This gave France control of Tunisian governance and making it a de facto French protectorate.
The Museum of popular arts and traditions of Le Kef (Arabic: متحف الفنون والتقاليد الشعبية بالكاف ; French: Musée des Arts et Traditions populaires du Kef) is a Tunisian ethnographic museum located in the city of El Kef. The museum is dedicated to displaying various artifacts and historical objects that were ...
France invaded Tunisia in 1881 and established the French protectorate of Tunisia, which lasted until Tunisia's independence in 1956. In 1957, France cut off financial aid totaling $33.5 million to Tunisia because of its support for neighboring Algeria 's independence movements. [ 1 ]
Thus, French in Tunisia is a prestige language. [13] According to recent estimates provided by the Tunisian government to the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, the number of French speakers in the country is estimated at 6.36 million people, or 63.6% of the population, almost all as a second language. [14]
Cultural history of Tunisia (1 C, 2 P) L. Languages of Tunisia (4 C, 19 P) M. Mass media in Tunisia (13 C, 3 P) N. National symbols of Tunisia (1 C, 11 P) O.