صفاقس

Population955,421

Sfax ( s(ə-)FAKS; Arabic: صفاقس, romanized: Ṣafāqis, Tunisian Arabic: [ˈsˤfaːqəs] ) is a major port city in Tunisia, located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 341,999 (census 2022). Its main industries include phosphate, olive and nut processing, fishing (it is the largest fishing port in Tunisia) and international trade. The city is the second-most populous in the country after the capital, Tunis.

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مدينة صفاقس العتيقة

The Sfax medina is the medina quarter of the Tunisian city of Sfax. It was built by Aghlabid prince Abu …

دار الجلولي

Dar Jellouli Museum (Arabic: متحف دار الجلولي), also known as the Regional Museum of Arts and Folk Traditions, is an …

باب الديوان

Bab Diwan (Arabic: باب الديوان) or Bab Bhar (Door of the sea) (Arabic: باب بحر) is one of the gates …

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