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Geographical marks | |
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| Tunisia : In the past "Africa" for Romans, then "Ifriqiyya" for Arabs, Tunisia appears on maps since the Middle Ages. |
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| | | Cliff of Corbous at Cap Bon |
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Situation
- Area : 163 155 km2.
- Boarders : with Libya (480 km), with Algeria (1 050 km).
- Coasts : Mediterranean sea (1 298 km).
- Distances : 137 km to Sicily, à 2 h of flight to Paris or Geneva, 45 mn of flight to Rome.
Administrative division : 23 offices. |
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| | | In the natural park of Ichkeul |
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| | | Long beach of La Marsa |
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Landscapes
Atlas : dominates the north region. Altitude an average of 700 m. Culminanting point : the Châambi (1 544 m). Khroumirie forest.
- Tell : plains and north plateau. Fertile Valley of Medjerda. Fields and vineyards of the cape Bon.
- Coastline : mediterranean landscapes. Sand beaches and sea resort.
- Steppe and Sahel : semi-desertic, rocky, rocky. Kingdom of olive trees and esparto.
- Chotts : big salty depressions from the south. Oasis and palm grove.
- Sahara : sand desert, dunes and mirages. |
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| | | Perched village of Zaghouan |
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| | | The steppe next to Kasserine |
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Climates
- Mediterranean : in the north and along the coasts.
- Semi-arid : inland and in the south.
- Seasons : hot and dry summer, sunny and mild winter, mild and rainy spring and fall.
- Precipitations : an average of 800 mm in the north and 50 to 100 mm in the south.
- Temperature : an average of 11,4°C in december and 29,3°C in july. |
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| | | Mejerda, fertile valley |
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| | | At the border of the Sahara |
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Major cities
- Tunis : capital (heir of Carthage), 1,4 million inhab.
- Sfax : 232 000 inhab, 269 km of Tunis.
- Sousse : 125 000 inhab, 141 km of Tunis.
- Kairouan : 102 600 inhab, 157 km of Tunis.
- Bizerte : 99 000 inhab, 64 km of Tunis.
- Gabès : 98 900 inhab, 364 km of Tunis. |
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| | | The Sahel, kingdom of olive trees |
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