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	Tunis - LoveToKnow 1911
		TUNIS, capital of Tunisia, the largest city in North Africa outside Egypt, in 36° 48' N., 10° 12' E. Tunis is situated on an isthmus between two salt lakes, the marshy Sebkha-elSejumi to the south-west, and the shallow el-Bahira (little sea), or Lake of Tunis, to the north-east.
		That at the Tunis end of the canal is 1312 ft. long by 984 ft. broad, and is of the same depth as the canal.
		Tunis is probably of greater antiquity than Carthage, of which city however it became a dependency, being repeatedly mentioned in the history of the Punic Wars.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Tunis (2027 words)

	Tunis
		Capital of Tunisia with 1.2 million inhabitants (2005 estimate), situated in the northeast of the country, at the end of Lake of Tunis, in from the Gulf of Tunis, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
		Tunis is the commercial and economic centre for northern Tunisia, and the administrative for the whole of Tunisia.
		Tunis is divided into three parts, the old city, called medina; the French, which now is the centre; and the newer and larger regions built in the south and the north of the city.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/tunis.htm (443 words)

	Tunis
		The city is located on the Lake Tunis[?], and is connected to the Gulf of Tunis[?], an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, by a canal terminating at the port of Halq al Wadi[?].
		Tunis became the capital of Tunisia under the Hafsid[?] dynasty, and was a leading center of trade with Europe.
		The Arab League was headquartered in Tunis from 1979 to 1990.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/tu/Tunis.html (142 words)

	Tunis. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Access to the Gulf of Tunis (an arm of the Mediterranean) is by a canal terminating at a subsidiary port, Halq al Wadi (La Goulette).
		Tunis became the capital of Tunisia under the powerful Hafsid dynasty (13th–16th cent.) and was a leading center of trade with Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean.
		The Arab League was headquartered in Tunis from 1979 to 1990.
	www.bartleby.com /65/tu/Tunis.html (267 words)

	Tunis, Tunisia
		The historic center of Tunis is the old Arab town, the Medina, which is bounded on the east by the harbor and on the north and south by the new town, a modern development of European aspect.
		The outer limits of this Greater Tunis are marked by Gammarth on the north, Hammam-Lif at the southern tip of the Gulf of Tunis and La Manouba on the west.
		The principal sights of Tunis are the Medina in the city center, the new town to the east, the internationally famed Bardo National Museum in the western suburb of that name and, to the northeast, Carthage with its ancient remains and its museum and the pretty Moorish-style village of Sidi Bou Said.
	www.planetware.com /tunisia/tunis-tun-tc-t.htm (1468 words)

	TUNIS VISTA: Home.
		Tunis (Arabic: تونس, Tūnis) is the capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 728,453 in 2004.
		Situated on a large Mediterranean gulf, (the Gulf of Tunis), behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette (Halq al Wadi), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it.
		The medina is found at the centre of the city: a dense agglomeration of alleys and covered passages, full of intense scents and colours, boisterous and active trade, a surfeit of goods on offer ranging from leather to plastic, tin to the finest filigree, tourist souvenirs to the works of tiny crafts-shops...
	tunisvista.com (153 words)

	Tunis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunis is the commercial and economic centre for northern Tunisia, and the administrative for the whole of Tunisia.
		Tunis is divided into three parts, the old city, called medina; the French, which now is the centre; and the newer and larger regions built in the south and the north of the city.
		Tunis has some landmarks, most dominant are the 8th century Zitouna mosque and the few leftovers after ancient Carthage (one of the banlieus, on the coast some kilometres out of Tunis).
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	Tunis - highpockets by john tunis
		Tunis aeroport tunis carthage is located in north-eastern Tunisia on the Lake of Tunis, and is close to Mediterranean air tunis Gulf of Tunis by a canal which terminates at the port of Halq al Wadi.
		Under the Almohads and the Hafsids, tunis tunisia from the 12th to the 16th century, Tunis was considered one of the greatest carlton hotel tunis and wealthiest cities in the Islamic world.
		The tunis mills Arab League the residence tunis was headquartered in Tunis from 1979 to 1990.
	www.meteoroloo.com /Met-Africa-Q---Z/Tunis.html (526 words)

	History in Tunis
		Tunis is the capital of the region Tunisia.
		Tunis is built at the end of the shallow Lake of Tunis, which is an inlet of the Gulf of Tunis ("Tunis" 1).
		Tunis was founded by the Libyans, who surrendered the site of Carthage (a location slightly southwest from Tunis) in the 9th century BC to the Phoenicians from Tyre ("Tunis" 1).
	sun.menloschool.org /~sportman/westernstudies/first/old1718/dblock/ottoman/bargadda/history.html (362 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tunis
		As the capital city of the country Tunis is the center of Tunisian commercial activity, as well as focus of political and administrative life in the country.
		Tunis is located in north-eastern Tunisia on the Lake of Tunis, and is connected to the Mediterranean sea's Gulf of Tunis by a canal which terminates at the port of La Goulette / Halq al Wadi.
		During this time, Tunis was one of the richest and grandest cities in the Islamic world, with a population of about 100,000.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tunis (1096 words)

	Tunis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tunis (Arabic: تونس, Tūnis) is the capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 699,700 in 2003.
		During this time, Tunis was one of the richest and grandest cities in the Islamic world, with a population of about 100,000.
		Tunis is served by the Tunis-Carthage International Airport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tunis (1088 words)

	Mediterranean City, Dialogue among Cultures, Tunis, Tunisia
		Access to the Gulf of Tunis (an arm of the Mediterranean) is by a canal terminating at a subsidiary port, Halq al Wadi.
		The Muslim conquest in the 7th century transformed Tunisia 's and the make-up of its population, with subsequent waves of migration from around the Arab and Ottoman world, including significant numbers of Spanish Moors and Jews at the end of the 15th century.
		Tunis became the capital of Tunisia under the powerful Hafsid dynasty (13th-16th centuries) and was a leading center of trade with Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean.
	www.bibalex.org /MedCity/Tunis.htm (461 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tunis
		Tunis became the capital in the 13th century under the Hafsid dynasty.
		He held various offices under the rulers of Tunis and Morocco and served (1363) as ambassador of the Moorish king of Granada to Peter the Cruel of Castile.
		Tunis 'Summit of Solutions' now in sight; ITU Secretary-General Utsumi praises achievements, but stresses need for greater effort: "We cannot fail".
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Tunis&StartAt=1 (828 words)

	Travel in Tunis - Tunisia - Africa - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Situated on the Mediterranean coast of Africa, and between the maritime routes and the caravan routes of the Sahara desert, Tunis opens into the Gulf of Tunis with its outer harbour, known as "la Goulette." Built close to the base of the hills, it is separated from Carthage, its longtime neighbour, by a lagoon.
		When you have visited the museum, head back to the centre of Tunis,- there is nothing to see in the quarters around the museum.About a kilometre walk north of the Punic ports, the Byrsa quarter offers the third ground of any significance for most travellers.
		Tunis is not a typical tourist site, but tourists going to places like hammamet and sousse, often go on day trips to the capital with their tour operators.
	www.africatravelling.net /tunisia/tunis/tunis_culture.htm (558 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunis is the capital and largest city in Tunisia.
		It is situated 10km inland from the Gulf of Tunis on the shores of a lake linked to the Mediterranean Sea.
		The medina is the old quarter of Tunis; a maze of tiny, winding streets which has been designated by UNESCO as part of mankinds cultural heritage.
	www.arab.net /tunisia/ta_tunis.htm (508 words)

	Tunisia
		Gabes Harbor is located in the Gulf of Gabes on the Mediterranean Sea.
		Tunis is located on the Lake of Tunis, near the Gulf of La Goulette.
		Tunis and La Goulette are connected by 6 miles of dredged channel.
	pbmx.txgulf.org /Africa/Tunisia.htm (378 words)

	Tunis Guide
		Situated at the end of a large gulf (the Gulf of Tunis), linked to it by the Lake of Tunis and a canal to the port of La Goulette (Halq al Wadi), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it.
		Tunis is a city with a long history.
		By Ferry: Tunis ferry port is connected to Europa with regular scheduled sailings to France, Sicily and mainland Italy.
	www.directferries.co.uk /tunis_guide.htm (416 words)

	Tunis - Explore the ancient medina of Tunis
		A useful map can be picked up free from the Tunis Tourist Office, avenue 1 Mohammed V (00 216 71 341077), just off avenue Habib Bourguiba, which includes a walk designed by the Association de Sauvegarde de la Medina (the conservation body) that takes in the most important sites.
		Sidi Bou Saïd, which overlooks the Gulf of Tunis, is a beautifully preserved cobbled town, named after a 13th-century Sufi saint and has long been a favourite retreat for European artists and intellectuals.
		Slightly down the hill from the Café Sidi Chabaane, is a spectacular view of the whole of the Gulf of Tunis which lies below and the twin-peaked mountains the Phoenicians used to navigate by.
	www.cntraveller.com /guides/Tunisia/Tunis/Default.aspx?Page=4 (496 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Tunisia 2004
		Flying time from Tunis to Rome is identical to that of Tripoli or Algiers.
		Tunis, with its broad boulevards and ceaseless honking of late model Renaults, Mercedes, and Citroens, and busy, tree shaded sidewalks complete with their Parisian-style stores, cafes, newspapers and magazines, displays a zest for life so different from the rest of the Arab world.
		The weather in Tunis can be wet and slightly chilly in the winter, hot and dry in the summer.
	www.internationalreports.net /africa/tunisia/2004/travel.html (742 words)

	Strategic Resource Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast is indented by many harbors and inlets, notably the gulfs of Tunis, Hammamet, and Qabis.
		Conflicts arose again when North Africa was caught in the middle of the rivalry between Spain and the Ottoman Empire in the middle of the 16th century.
		Tunis changed hands half a dozen times in some 50 years, before the Turks took it in 1574 and it became an Ottoman territory.
	www.srginc.org /tunisia.html (3415 words)

	OdinPubAfrica: Item 1834/1116 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The general current of the Gulf of Tunis are dependent of the general Mediterranean current.
		This last divides to the level of the Gulf of Tunis in two branches; a first connects by pass west coasts of the gulf while the second branch crosses the centre of the gulf with a NNW - SSE direction.
		Also sediments of surface of the Gulf of Tunis can be considered as little contaminate by the Fe, Mn, Co and Ni and very contaminated by the Pb.
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	Tunis Ferries - Book a Tunis Ferry with A Ferry . to (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Book a Tunis Ferry ticket for your ferry crossing from the port of Tunis in Tunisia to the port Marseille with the ferry operator SNCM or to port of Genoa with the ferry operator Grandi Navi Veloci or with the ferry operator SNCM.
		Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, is the country's most important industrial center.
		Situated in the southwest corner of the Gulf of Tunis, the Port of Tunis is divided into two separate, distinct parts.
	www.aferry.to /Tunis-ferry-tunisia.htm (370 words)

	3. RESULTS
		Hydrographic work was restricted to one temperature section at 35°20’N, between Chebba and Lampedusa, and one temperature/salinity section north-south off the Gulf of Tunis at 10°30’E. The east coast section (Fig.
		A good bottom trawl haul (725 kg) was made north of the Gulf of Tunis at 190 m depth.
		A deep haul north of the Gulf of Tunis, on a thinner layer close to the bottom yielded only a few krill and mesopelagic species (Myctophidae and Sternoptychidae), and mainly “jellyfish”.
	www.fao.org /WAIRDOCS/FNS/FN007E/ch3.htm (1171 words)

	Search Results for "Tunis"
		He held various offices under the rulers of Tunis and Morocco and served (1363) as ambassador...
		It is a tourist spot noted for the ruins of the ancient city of Thugga, including a Punic mausoleum...
		Named resident minister to Tunis in 1882, he conceived and organized the new Tunisian protectorate under...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Tunis (315 words)

	Tunis — FactMonster.com
		was headquartered in Tunis from 1979 to 1990.
		Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis - Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Alexander, Harold Rupert...
		Duggah - Duggah Duggah or Dougga, village, Tunisia, SW of Tunis.
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	Cap Bon, Tunisia
		The backbone of the peninsula is Djebel Sidi Abd er Rahmane, a ridge of hills rising to a height of up to 600m/2,000ft and ending in Djebel Sidi Abiod (393m/1,289ft), which falls steeply down to the Mediterranean.
		Between the two ranges of hills is the Grombalia plain, which towards the end of the last ice age was covered by the waters of the Gulf of Tunis, then extending considerably farther south than it does today.
		The stretch of motorway between Tunis and Hammamet is at present being extended.
	www.planetware.com /tunisia/cap-bon-tun-na-cb.htm (755 words)

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		Tunis sits in the physical geographic region of Northern Tunisia (McGuinness 1999).
		The varied topography of the greater Tunis area can be seen in Sidi Bou Said, where seaside cliffs like this one dominate the landscape.
		Simiarly, Tunis' preciptation patterns are "archetypical" of Mediterranean climate zones.
	homepage.mac.com /bjhecht/Tunis/pre_phoenician.html (612 words)

	Carthage, Tunisia - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Dido was the legendary founder and queen of Carthage; the city was probably established as a trading post toward the end of the 9th century BC by Phoenicians.
		The city was known to its Punic or Phoenician inhabitants as the "new city," probably to distinguish it from Utica, the "old city." Built on a peninsula jutting into the Gulf of Tunis, Carthage had two splendid harbors, connected by a canal.
		A high proportion of these gave their lives in the landings in, and occupation of Morocco and Algeria and in subsequent fighting which culminated in the liberation of Tunisia.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /carthage_tunisia.htm (1049 words)

	Tunisia Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		In an idyllic setting overlooking the Gulf of Tunis, the Roman remains built on the original Phoenician sites are one of Tunisia's most fascinating sites.
		There is a regular train from Tunis to 4 or 5 different stations in Carthage and it takes about 25 minutes to reach the first station on the site of the ruins.
		Tunis is also a good base for day trips to the lovely town of Sidi Bou Said and the Roman and Phoenician ruins of Carthage.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Africa/Tunisia/Things_To_Do-Tunisia-R-10.html (1290 words)

	A Special Advertising Section on Tunisia
		Medina of Tunis-Arab conquerors established Tunis in the 8th century as a walled city encompassing a labyrinth of mosques, markets, tombs and palaces.
		Tunis was named an UNESCO Cultural Capital in 1997.
		Ichkeul National Park-Located 40 miles north of Tunis, the Ichkeul National Park is a magnificent animal sanctuary encompassing a mountain, lake and wetland.
	www.tunisiaonline.com /pressbook/washtimes/18.html (524 words)

	Gulf Traveller gets first female pilot - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gulf Air said yesterday that French Caroline Le Cann has joined the carrier as the first female pilot.
		"Gulf Air is an equal opportunity employer committed to empowering the people of the region to take up challenging positions that will contribute to the development of companies in which they work and the economic development of the region," said James Hogan, President and Chief Executive of Gulf Air.
		A Gulf Air statement said Caroline has been flying since the age of 15 and obtained her Private Pilot's Licence (PPL) on her 17th birthday.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm?id=glfgulf0703P (427 words)

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