Agareb

Agareb () is a coastal town and commune in eastern Tunisia in the Sfax Governorate. It lies 20 km from Sfax. As of 2014 it had a population of 40,943 in both the urban and rural areas.

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Settlement.name: Agareb
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Agareb, aerial view.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Agareb
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sfax Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2014
Settlement.population_total: 11513
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: 1

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Population: 9610
Area: 42
Image: Monument à l'entrée de la ville d'Aqareb 02.jpg

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postal code: 3030
Commons category: Agareb

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Agareb () is a coastal town and commune in eastern Tunisia in the Sfax Governorate. It lies 20 km from Sfax. As of 2014 it had a population of 40,943 in both the urban and rural areas.

It was founded by a Marabout of the fourteenth century, named Brahim ben Yaakoub Sid Agareb صيد (أسد) عقارب.