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Tunisia is often thought of as the sun and sand capital of North Africa, and with over 1,200 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline that assumption is not far wrong. Countries neighbouring Tunisia are: Algeria and Libya.
Tunisia's Mediterranean coast is indented by many harbours and inlets, notably the gulfs of Tunis, Hammamet, and Gabes. The Carthaginian Empire once dominated most of northern Africa and at times the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia, and parts of Sicily. The expanding Roman Empire finally defeated the Carthaginians and sacked their capital during the last of the three Punic Wars (149-146 BC). Most of what is now Tunisia then became part of the Roman Empire, until the Vandals came over from the Iberian Peninsula some three hundred years later. Arabs took control of the area in the 7th century, and replaced the Roman-Christian culture with Islam. It was during this period that the area became known as Tunisia. Weather in TunisiaView a graphical weather forecast for the week ahead in places around Tunisia. Bizerte Weather, Djerba Mellita Weather, Gabes Weather, Gafsa Weather, Sfax Weather, Sousse Weather, Tozeur Weather, Tunis Weather. Today a wealthy suburb of Tunis, Carthage is an important archaeological discovery also attracting many tourists. The digs have revealed early Phoenician artefacts and buildings from Roman and Byzantine times with well preserved floor mosaics from the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The city was probably established as a Phoenician trading post towards the end of the 9th century BC. The earliest artefacts unearthed by archaeologists at the site date from 800 BC. Carthage
Museum: The capital of Tunisia is divided into two parts: the old, walled, Muslim quarter; and the newer, European district. The modern city of Tunis was built while Tunisia was under French rule (1881-1956), hence known as the European District. Streets in the old town are narrow and winding, with interesting bazaars and admirable mosques. Bardo
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in Tunis: The official language of Tunisia is Arabic, although French and English are also spoken among the educated and in tourist areas. Tunisians are essentially of Berber stock, who have come to regard themselves as Arabs; the Berber language is spoken by less than 2 per cent of the population. Southern Tunisia contains the Sahara Desert. About 40 per cent of the country's land area is sand, and camel caravans are still used as a means of transportation where water is scarce. Adventures of TunisiaLexicOrient: Ain Draham Ain Tounga Beja Ben Guerdane Beni Barka Beni Blel Beni Kheddache Beni Zeltane Bir Amir Bishra Bizerte Blidette Bulla Regia Cap Serrat Carthage Chebika Chemtou Chenini Chott el Jerid Cillium Degache Dougga Douiret Douz Elles Enfidha Al Fahs Al Faouar Gabes Gafsa Galite Archipel Gettoufa and Jelidat Ghar el Melh Ghoumrassen Gightis La Goulette Guermessa Haddej Haidra Hammamet Hammam Lif Hammam Zriba Hazoua Hergla El Haouaria Jebel Biada El Jem Jeradou Jorf Jugurtha's Table Kairouan Kbor Klib Kebili Le Kef Kelibia Kerkouane Korba Korbous Ksar Ezzahra Ksar Ferich Ksar Ghilane Ksar Hadada Ksar Hallouf Ksar Jouama Ksar Lemsa Ksar Ouled Debbab Ksar Ouled Soltane Ksour Toual Lalla Oasis Maāmoura Mahdia Maktar La Marsa Matmata Medeina Medenine Metameur Mides Monastir Mos Espa Musti Nabeul Nefta Onk Jemal Oudna Port el Kantaoui Raf Raf Remada Sabria Sakket Sangho Sbeļtla Sbiba Seldja Gorge Sened Jebel Sfax Sidi Ali el Mekki Sidi Bou Said Sidi Daoud Sidi Khelifa Sidi Meta Siressi Sousse Tabarka Takrouna Tamerza Tamezret Tataouine Testour Thala Thelepte Thuburbo Majus Thuburnica Thyna Tijma Tozeur Toujane Tunis Utica Zaafrane Zaghouan Zama Minor Zammour Zannfour Zarzis Zriba. Jerba Island: Kerkennah
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