Gafsa

Gafsa (; ; '''') is the capital of Gafsa Governorate in Tunisia. With a population of 120,739, Gafsa is the ninth-largest Tunisian city and is 335 km from the country's capital, Tunis.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Gafsa
Settlement.native_name: قفصة - ڨفصة
Settlement.image_skyline: Gafsa.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
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: Gafsa Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Delegation(s)
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gafsa North, Gafsa South
Settlement.leader_party: Nidaa Tounes
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Helmi Belhani
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 120,739

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Arab conquest
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Gafsa (; ; '''') is the capital of Gafsa Governorate in Tunisia. With a population of 120,739, Gafsa is the ninth-largest Tunisian city and is 335 km from the country's capital, Tunis.

==Overview== thumb|left|View of Gafsa|200px Gafsa is the capital of Gafsa Governorate, in southwestern Tunisia and is both a historical oasis and the home to the mining industry of Tunisia. The city had 111,170 inhabitants at the 2014 census, under the rule of the mayor, Helmi Belhani. Lying by road southwest of the country's capital, Tunis, Gafsa has its geographical coordinates .

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