Zaghouan

Zaghouan or Zaghwan (, ; ) is a town in the northern half of Tunisia.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Zaghouan
Settlement.other_name: Zaghwan
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zaghouan Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Delegation(s)
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zaghouan
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Tarek Zoughari (Independent)
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 22637
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Official name: زغوان
Population: 20387
Elevation: 201
Official website: www.commune-zaghouan.gov.tn
Image: TUNISIE ZAGHOUAN 02.JPG

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Commons category: Zaghouan
postal code: 1100
native label: زغوان

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Ecclesiastical history
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Zaghouan or Zaghwan (, ; ) is a town in the northern half of Tunisia.

Situated on a low ridge of the Dorsale Mountains, the town has a mild climate and presents a green aspect. Cold water from here was taken by the Zaghouan Aqueduct to Carthage. The town is famous for its roses, originally cultivated by Muslim refugees from Spain in the seventeenth century. The town is located around 60 km due south of Tunis and around 50 km inland (west) from the Gulf of Hammamet and has an estimated population of around 20,837 (2014). It is the capital of the Zaghouan Governorate.