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Tunis

Northern Africa

Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia, serving as the nation's political and administrative center. Situated on the Gulf of Tunis behind the Lake of Tunis, the city's historic Medina forms its core, and it functions as the country's leading economic and cultural hub. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
693,210 1
Area (sq km)
212 1
Founding Year
698 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
4 2
Latitude
36.80639 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.18167 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Tunisia, Countries
Source Tunis (Wikipedia)

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Tunisia, Countries
Source Tunis (Wikipedia)
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Société nationale des chemins de fer tunisiens

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Source Wikidata: Societe nationale des chemins de fer tunisienstier 2
Tunis Afrique Presse

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Source Wikipedia: Tunis Afrique Pressetier 2
Tunisair

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Source Wikidata: Tunisairtier 2
Ramon Llull

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Source Ramon Llull (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
About 1291 he went to Tunis, preached to the Saracens, disputed with them in philosophy, and after another brief sojourn in Paris, returned to the East as a missionary.
Ministry of Finance (Tunisia)

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University of Tunis

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Source University of Tunis (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Tunis University (Arabic: جامعة تونس, French: Université de Tunis) is a public university in Tunis, Tunisia.
Court of Cassation of Tunisia

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Source Association des hautes juridictions de cassation des pays ayant en partage l'usage du francais: Cour de cassation de TunisieContact block, Adresse
Quote, Contact block, Adresse
Palais de justice Boulevard Bab Benat, 1060 Tunis
National Engineering School of Tunis

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Source National Engineering School of Tunis (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
it is located at the El Manar campus in Tunis
Sources
1. Tunis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia
  • Infobox: population_total
    693210
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2024-01-01
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    212
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    36°48′23″N 10°10′54″E / 36.80639°N 10.18167°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    36°48′23″N 10°10′54″E / 36.80639°N 10.18167°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    698
  • Associated With: Tunisia, Infobox, Country
    Tunisia
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Tunis (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 4 m
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3. GeoNames: Tunis - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2464470
    36.81897 10.16579 P PPLC TN 36 693210 23 Africa/Tunis
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 23 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 10.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 36.75, 10.25
36.75 10.25 Csa
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Wikidata: Tunis
Wikidata Q3572, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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