Tunisia, Mediterranean country in North Africa
Description
Tunisia is a republic in North Africa on the Mediterranean between Algeria to the west and Libya to the east. The terrain ranges from coastal plains and mountains in the north through steppes and salt lakes inland to desert regions of the Sahara in the south.
History
After Phoenician settlements and Roman rule as the province of Africa, the territory became Ottoman from 1574 and a French protectorate in 1881. Independence came on March 20, 1956 under Habib Bourguiba, who led the nation first as a constitutional monarchy and from 1957 as a republic.
Culture
Families meet in teahouses where daily life unfolds over mint tea and backgammon, while Arabic and French shape public conversation. In the medinas, coppersmiths, tanners and potters continue working with inherited craft skills that they pass to their apprentices.
Practical
The national currency is the Tunisian dinar, which you can exchange mainly at banks in larger towns. Airports exist in Tunis, Monastir and Djerba, with ferry links to Europe; during Ramadan expect modified opening hours and at religious sites modest dress is expected.
Did you know?
The ruins of Carthage, one of the most powerful cities in the ancient Mediterranean world, now lie in the suburbs of the capital. The island of Djerba is home to one of the oldest Jewish communities outside Israel, still active today.
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Tunisia offers many places worth seeing. This collection includes sites that show what the country truly has. There are coastlines along the Mediterranean with deep blues, desert areas in the Sahara, and villages built over many centuries. You can find ancient ruins that tell about the past, markets...
Carthage
345.2 km
Djerba
137.3 km
Great Mosque of Kairouan
214.4 km
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
336.1 km
Utica
362.6 km
Archaeological site of Carthage
346 km
Roman amphitheatre of El Jem
201.2 km
Dougga
287.6 km
Bardo National Museum
336.8 km
Chott el Djerid
90.9 km
Medina of Tunis
336.3 km
Ichkeul National Park
365.8 km
El Ghriba Synagogue
135 km
Olympic Stadium of Radès
332.8 km
Jendouba
320.9 km
Lake of Tunis
339.8 km
Mareth Line
86.5 km
Sousse
245.7 km
Antonine baths
345.7 km
Carthage Palace
346.1 km
Avenue Habib Bourguiba
336.7 km
Friguia Safari Park
278.8 km
Kébili
85.7 km
Byrsa
345.2 km
Al Kaf
251.6 km
Bulla Regia
307.8 km
Siliana
236.9 km
Tozeur
123.8 km
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