Tunis
Sign in to saveTunis (, '''') 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. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casablanca and Algiers) and the eleventh-largest in the Arab world.
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Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia, located in North Africa. With a metropolitan population of about 2.7 million people, it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region and an important urban center in the Arab world.
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Article
53 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Carthage and early settlements
- Foundation and early Islamic period
- New capital of Tunisia
- Spanish occupation and Ottoman control
- Development under the French protectorate
- Growth since independence
- 21st century
- Geography
- Suburbs
- Climate
- Politics
- Capital
- Municipality
- Institutions
- Budget
- Administrative divisions
- Demography
- Economy
- Overview
- Sectors
- Architecture and landscape
- Urban landscape
- Médina
- Other landmarks
- Souks
- Walls and gates
- Places of worship
- Parks and greenery
- Culture
- Museums
- Music
- Performing arts
- Film
- Festivals
- Education
- Libraries
- In the arts
- Transport
- Public transport
- Infrastructure
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Other cooperations
- Notable inhabitants
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Tunis (, '') 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. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casablanca and Algiers) and the eleventh-largest in the Arab world.
Situated on the Gulf of Tunis, behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette (Ḥalq il-Wād), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it. At its core lies the Medina, a World Heritage Site. East of the Medina, through the Sea Gate (also known as the Bab el Bhar and the Porte de France''), begins the modern part of the city called "Ville Nouvelle", traversed by the grand Avenue Habib Bourguiba (often referred to by media and travel guides as "the Tunisian Champs-Élysées"), where the colonial-era buildings provide a clear contrast to smaller, older structures. Further east by the sea lie the suburbs of Carthage, La Marsa, and Sidi Bou Said.