fantastic places: TUNISIA

Green Tunisia

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- The name of the country of naming its capital, which has the same name, and opinions differ about the naming of this state, some believed that the name of Tunisia due to the Phoenician era where that is usually called the city Balehtha Home, In the case of Tunisia, it Tanit, while some Arab schools likely origin of the word to Arab roots through the old city "spatter," he pointed out of the Tunisian "Abdul Rahman Bin Khaldoun" to the origin of the word "Tunisia", which was launched on the capital of North Africa, where attributed its origin to what is known about the city's booming urban and economic vitality and dynamism of cultural and social lost He pointed out that the name "Tunisia" is derived from the description of the population and expatriates what it knew its good cohabitation and hospitality and hospitality.

- The area of the "Republic of Tunisia" about 162.155 km 2, and extends the Sahara on 30% of the Tunisian territory while covering the rest of the area fertile soil adjacent to the sea.

- Has played a "Tunisia" important roles in ancient history since the era of "Amazigh", "Phoenicians" and "Carthaginians", has been known as the province of Africa during the Roman rule, then the Saracens in the seventh century and founded the city of Kairouan year 50 AH to be the first Islamic city in North Africa.

- Divided the Tunisian Republic administratively into six development zones, divided by twenty-four states, in the north-east lies the state of Bizerte, Tunis, and Ariana, the state of Manouba, Ben Arous, State Zaghwan, Nabeul, while in the north-west lies the state of Jendouba, mandate of the Beja, El Kef, Siliana, in the middle-east lies the state of Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, Sfax, while in the Midwest located mandate of Kairouan, Kasserine and Sidi Bouzid, and the south-east lies the state of Gabes, Medenine, State Tataouine, south-west: the state of Gafsa, Tozeur, Kebili.

- And the climate in "Tunisia", there are three varieties of climate are the Mediterranean climate in the north exceeds the amount of rainfall of 400 mm per year, the climate of semi-dry in the middle range where rainfall amounts between 200 and 400 mm per year, and the dry climate in the south under the rain for 200 mm annually.

- Features a reconstruction and development in "Tunisia" unevenly on Foundations Economic and Social Council, where there is inserted between the inside of the country and its coasts, States coastal totaling thirteen mandate of the total twenty-four states, embraces 65.3% of the total population density of housing is high, about one hundred and forty finger in quantum square, compared to 66.3 in the entire country, as it is characterized by the diversity of economic, they account for 85% of the industrial corporation in the country and 87.5% of the labor force in this sector.

- The percentage of urbanization in "Tunisia" 66.3% in 2008, and stationed urban network on the eastern coast between regions "Bizerte", "ڨabs", passing through the capital, "Tunisia" and Bon and the coast and the "Sfax", where stationed most important economic establishments, as well as 80 % of the population of urbanites.

- As for religion in the state, "Tunisia", about 99% of Tunisians embrace the Islamic religion 0.85% of them years from the followers of the Maliki school and 15% of the Hanafi school and there is a minority worship services, as there are Elsafrion, with the presence of two thousand Jews in the island "Djerba "Tunisian who came from the Levant after the burning of their temple by Nebuchadnezzar 2,500 years ago, the Jewish capital" Tunisia "has come from Spain in the late fifteenth century after the birth of their persecution by the Spaniards.

- In spite of the absence of official figures count the number of Christians in Tunisia, but it is said that there are about fifty thousand Christians from Francea Tunisia, as well as the Tunisian assets of Italian, French and Maltese, about 80% of whom are Catholic and older and residing with "Tunisia" capital city "Sfax" there are a small number of Orthodox, and Protestant minority living on the island, "Djerba."

- As for languages and dialects, speaks Tunisian Tunisian dialect, a dialect vocabulary Arab and contain many words Kturkah, Italian, largely French, and Arabic is the official language, but French is the language of business and management, de facto, as the Italian has a strong presence in the Tunisian dialect through vocabulary is rooted in immigrants coming from the island of "Sicily".

- The most important merge happened in the history of Tunisian dialect when added lyrics Andalusian (Spanish for now) after the expulsion of Moors from Andalusia between the 17th and 18th centuries, and are still several areas of "Tunisia" speak Tamazight, such as "Matmata" and "Aldoarat."

- Featuring "Tunisia" tourist beautiful beaches and archaeological treasures and cultural diversity, which brings to nearly five million tourists annually from around the world, and linked to Tunisia with the outside world through seven international airports and eight ports, "Tunisia" the capital is located just two hours by plane from the French capital, "Paris" and the English capital, "London" and 50 minutes away from the Italian capital, "Rome," and there are daily flights linking Tunis European and African countries and the countries of the Middle East and the Arabian Gulf.

- Has a "Tunisia" along the coasts along the 1,300 kilometers of several tourist centers freely internationally known, such as bathrooms, Sousse and Djerba and Tabarka, also occupies suburb "Sidi Bou Said" northern capital, a scenic location Bjblha tall as the supervisor of the sea, and domes glittering, and the walls are white, and doors and balconies blue spotless.

- Visitors can of amateur equestrian, diving, fishing in deep sea water to practice their favorite sport in many beautiful tourist sites. There is also a tourist stations specially prepared for those interested in healing mineral water.

- Also attracts Arab-Islamic architecture attention of visitors, Also worth a visit Great Mosque of Kairouan and Zitouna Mosque and the city's antique globe to "Tunisia" capital, in addition to other Arab and Islamic monuments in all parts of the country.

- Replete with Tunisia in several historical sites, Punic and Roman, including baths Antony in "Carthage" and temples Romania in the "Resolution", "Zaghwan" and "Sbeitla", and the cemetery Punic in the "Utica" and housing Romania in "Blariga" and the Roman theater in "Jem" , which is the most important of its kind theater after theater Rome.

- And allows the Tunisian south View views desert wonderful oases many, attracts this region a growing number of senior filmmakers foreigners who come to pick up the scenery and filming global singled out, including the film "Star Wars," the famous, and are found in the south-east of the country Island "Djerba", which became prominent tourist pole in the region and enjoys a global reputation