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Tunis (Arabic: تونس Tūnis ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Tunisia.The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants.
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. [135]
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.
The Tunisian diaspora refers to people of Tunisian origin living outside that country. It is the direct result of the strong rate of emigration which Tunisia has experienced since its independence in 1956. [1] In the 1960s and 70s, the favourable economic situation in France and Europe increased the phenomenon.
This list includes the fifty largest cities in South America by population within city limits, based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations, except for those of Chilean cities (2017) and Venezuelan cities (2015).
Tunisians (Arabic: تونسيون Tūnisiyyūn, Tunisian Arabic: توانسة Twènsa [ˈtwɛːnsæ]) are the citizens and nationals of Tunisia in North Africa, who speak Tunisian Arabic and share a common Tunisian culture and identity.
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 ...
The Tunis Governorate is the largest industrial center in the country. Opening on the Mediterranean Sea , the governorate has a Mediterranean climate with annual rainfall reaching 470 mm. The area tapers towards the port and forms a narrow alluvial belt stretching westward, a distance of approximately 20 km 2 , taking in much farmland and two ...