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Béja (Arabic: باجة Bāja ⓘ) is a city in Tunisia.It is the capital of the Béja Governorate.It is located 105 kilometers (65 mi) from Tunis, between the Medjerdah River and the Mediterranean, against the foothills of the Khroumire, the town of Béja is situated on the sides of Djebel Acheb, facing the greening meadows, its white terraces and red roofs dominated by the imposing ruins of ...
Béja Governorate (Arabic: ولاية باجة Wilāyat Bājah pronounced [ˈbæːʒæ]; French: Gouvernorat de Béja) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia and has a brief coastline relative to its size. It covers an area of 3,740 km² [1] and had a population of 303,032 as of the 2014 census.
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.
Beja Airport, the nearby civilian airport; Castle of Beja, the castle; Convent of Beja, the former convent, now a museum; Béja, a town in Tunisia Béja Governorate, the governorate of which it is the capital; Beja, Latvia , a village in Jaunalūksne Parish, Alūksne Municipality; Beja State, a former princely state of India
North West Tunisia (Arabic : الشمال الغربي التونسي ) is one of the six geographic and economic regions of Tunisia, consisting of four governorates: Béja, Kef, Siliana and Jendouba. The region had a population of 1,170,752 [1] representing 12.2% of the total population of Tunisia
The Sidi El Barrak Dam is an embankment dam centred 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Tabarka and 2 km (1 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea on the Oued Zouara River in the Beja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1994 and 2000, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply. [2]
Ruins at Djebba. The name of the town (Thigibba Bure) was derived from a prior Roman town on the same site. [4]During the Roman and Byzantine-era it was a civitas of Africa Proconsularis Province from 330 BC – 640 AD [5] The town has numerous ruins, inscription [6] Triumphal arch and an extensive necropolis excavated by the French. [7]
The first citadel of Béja was built in 2nd century BC by the Carthaginians.At that time, Béja was called Vaga, and was an important agriculture town.Because of that, Carthage needed to protect Vaga (especially from barbarian raids), but after the decline of the Carthaginian power, especially after the third Punic war, the city fell under the influence of the Numidians and their king Jugurtha ...