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Key facts
- Country
- Tunisia
- Governorate
- Tunis Governorate
- Delegation s
- Carthage
- Mayor
- Mohamed Khalil Cherif ( Nidaa Tounes )
- Total
- 2.213 km (0.854 sq mi)
- Density
- 2,254/km (5,840/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Tunisia
- Population
- 5873
- Elevation
- 98
- Image
- Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia, 19 March 2018 DSC 8004.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sidi Bou Said
- twinned administrative body
- Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
- Commons gallery
- Sidi Bou Saïd
- postal code
- 2026
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
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Encyclopedic overview
Sidi Bou Saïd (سيدي بو سعيد Sīdi Bū Sʻīd) is a town in northern Tunisia, located about 20 km northeast of the capital, Tunis.
Named after the religious figure Abu Said al-Baji, it was formerly known as Jbel el-Menar. The town is a popular tourist destination, celebrated for its distinctive blue-and-white architecture. It is accessible via the TGM train line, which runs from Tunis to La Marsa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sidi Bou Said” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.