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	Tunis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is a mixture of modern city and ancient medina, with a population estimated in 2003 at 699,700 inhabitants.
		Tunis is located in north-eastern Tunisia on the Lake of Tunis, and is close to Mediterranean Gulf of Tunis by a canal which terminates 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tunis,_Tunisia (440 words)

	Tunisia (09/05)
		Tunisia's judiciary is headed by the Court of Cassation, whose judges are appointed by the president.
		Tunisia received considerable economic assistance during this period from the United States and European and Arab countries and is one of the few developing countries in the region to have moved into the "middle income" category.
		Tunisia served as the headquarters of the Arab League from 1979 to 1990 and hosted the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) headquarters from 1982 to 1993, when the PLO Executive Committee relocated to Jericho and the Palestinian Authority was established after the signing of the Oslo Agreement.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5439.htm (4116 words)

	AllRefer.com - Tunis (Tunisia Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		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.
		In World War II, Tunis was held by Axis forces from Nov., 1942, to May 7, 1943, and was the base for their final stand in Africa.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tunis.html (315 words)

	An MBendi Profile: Tunisia - Overview
		Tunisia lies on the on the Mediterranean coast of Africa between Algeria and Libya and forms part of the North African Region.
		Tunisia was the first country on the southern side of the Mediterranean to enter into a trade agreement with the EU.
		Tunisia has a number of chambers of commerce and industry and details of these can be found via our Organisation Search, as can details of relevant government departments.
	www.mbendi.co.za /cytucy.htm (1545 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Near East and North Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunisia's constitution was revised in 1988 to permit the president to serve for three five-year terms.
		Tunisia is a leader in the Arab world in the promotion of equal status for women under the law.
		Tunisia and Algeria resolved a long-standing border dispute in 1993 and have cooperated in the construction of a natural gas pipeline through Tunisia that connects Algeria to Italy.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/nea/tunisia9407.html (2416 words)

	Tunis, Tunisia - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Tunis was probably founded as a Phoenician settlement in the 6th century BC but was overshadowed by neighboring Carthage in ancient times.
		A revived Tunis flourished after the Arabs took control during the 7th century AD and was especially prominent under the Hafsid dynasty (1228-1574).
		When Tunisia won its independence, Tunis became its capital, and living conditions in the city were improved by an urban redevelopment program.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /tunis_tunisia.htm (311 words)

	Welcome to Tunisia Online News Updates : The latest news from Tunisia.
		Tunis, 20 October 2005 (TunisiaOnline)-- In a meeting yesterday with Mr Ridha Kechrid, Minister of public health, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was briefed on the evolution of the bird flu epidemic in certain parts of the world.
		Tunis, 10 October 2005 (TunisiaOnline)-- Following the violent earthquakes which hit both the western part of India and the eastern part of Pakistan, President Ben Ali had addressed to Presidents Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and Jainulabdeen AbdulKalam of India messages of condolences expressing his sympathy and compassion on such painful circumstances.
		Tunis, 4 October 2005 (TunisiaOnline)-- In a meeting with Mr Montassar Ouaili, Minister of Communication technologies, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was briefed on the progress of the preparations for the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, which Tunisia will host next November.
	www.tunisiaonlinenews.com (2505 words)

	Panapress Official Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The African Development Bank (ADB)'s new president, Donald Kaberuka, has announced a series of reforms aimed at helping the institution to be "more efficient and more responsive" in boosting Africa's international programme of action focussed on trade, debt, public development aid and economic progress.
		Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Experts and representatives of the private and public sectors in Northern Africa are attending a three-day sub-regional conference aimed at drawing a strategy for improving industrial competitiveness and employment in the zone.
		Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Belgian lingerie maker, Van de Velde NV is to double its production capacity in Tunisia with a second plant due to be opened in April 2006, the group said in a statement Friday.
	www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng051 (778 words)

	Tunisia
		Tunisia was settled by the Phoenicians in the 12th century B.C. By the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., the great city-state of Carthage (derived from the Phoenician name for “new city”) dominated much of the western Mediterranean.
		Tunisia: Government - Government Tunisia is governed under the 1959 constitution, as amended in 1988; the president and...
		Tunisia: History - History Early History The coast of Tunisia was settled in 10th cent.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108050.html (779 words)

	Tunisia,Tunisia Accommodation,Hotels in Tunisia,Car Rentals,Flights
		The medina is the historical and cultural heart of modern Tunis and a great place to get a feel for life in the city.
		There are few sights in Tunisia more arresting than El-Jem, with its well-preserved, ancient colosseum (almost as big as its counterpart in Rome) that dwarfs the matchbox buildings of the modern town.
		Nowhere else in Tunisia is package tourism so totally over the top as it is in the small village of Matmata, 400km (250mi) south of Tunis on the southeastern coast.
	tunisia.securebooking.org /index.php (1698 words)

	Tunisia travel - Travel to Tunisia to tour archaeological ruins and culture - Tunis - Tunisia hotels
		Tunisia’s position beside the narrow straits of Sicily has kept it con-stantly at the center of the violent history of the Mediterranean.
		The city began as a walled citadel, and is one of the oldest towns of the Tunisian interior.
		We will see the most complete Roman theatre in Tunisia that is still used for performances today, the Capitoline temple, and the Plaza of Winds, with an elegant circle carved into its paved floor recording the names of the twelve winds.
	www.farhorizon.com /Africa/tunisia.htm (1927 words)

	Tunis, Tunisia: The modern capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunis is highly functional, effective, clean and is mixing the old and the new, all at the same time, all over.
		Tunis is not a typical tourist site, but tourists going to places like Hammamet and Sousse, often come on day trips to the capital with their tour operators.
		When entering Tunis keep your eyes open for the efficiency, the cleanliness, the lack of beggars, and all the women wearing modern garments.
	lexicorient.com /tunisia/tunis.htm (296 words)

	Home - U.S. Embassy Tunis, Tunisia
		Ambassador Hudson (center) and NASA scientists (in straw hats) pose with Tunisian students in Douz, Tunisia during October 3 solar eclipse.
		On October 3, 2005, the moon passed across the face of the sun in an annular eclipse.
		The two NASA scientists, Dr. Joseph Davila and Dr. Mehdi Benna, were visiting Tunisia at the request of the Tunisian Young Science Association (YSA) in a program funded by the U.S. Department of State and NASA.
	usembassy.state.gov /tunis (237 words)

	Tunisia at the 2002 World Cup, Korea Japan
		Tunisia is preparing for its participation in the world cup finals.
		Tunisia is preparing for the next world cup finals (Korea Japan 2002).
		Tunisia is scheduled to play host country Japan as well as Russia and Belgium in the next World Cup Finals (Korea-Japan 2002).
	www.tunisiaonline.com /news/worldcup2002 (999 words)

	Search Results for Tunis - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Tunis was built at the end of the shallow Lake of Tunis, an inlet...
		Located on a sandbar between Lake Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis, it is linked to the capital by a canal 7 miles (11 km) long.
		Tunisia is connected by both road and rail to Algeria and Morocco but only...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Tunis&ct=&fuzzy=N (526 words)

	UrbanRail.Net > Africa > Tunisia > TUNIS Métro legère - Light rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and has some 1.5 million inhabitants.
		The "Métro Léger de Tunis" is so far the only one of its kind and apart from Cairo's subway the only urban mass transit system on the African continent.
		At Tunis Marine, the Métro links to the TGM suburban line and at Place Barcelone transfer is possible to Tunisian State Railways.
	www.urbanrail.net /af/tunis.htm (264 words)

	Tunisia - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is bound by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the northeast and north.
		Average temperature ranges in Tunis are from 6 to 14 degrees Celsius (43 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit) in January to 21 to 33 degrees Celsius (70 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit) in August.
		France kept troops and military bases in Tunisia after their independence and in 1961 diplomatic relations were severed when Pres.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/tunisia.htm (1217 words)

	PLO in Tunisia
		Tunis was already the headquarters of the Arab League which had transferred there from Cairo to punish Egypt for signing a peace agreement with Israel.
		The first Palestinian intifada began spontaneously in 1987 largely due to instigation from the Muslim clergy in the mosques, but was quickly siezed upon by the PLO who wrested control from radical Islamic elements and gave support and coordination from Tunisia for riots and terrorism in the West Bank and Gaza.
		After the PLO was forced to move to Tunis, Arafat's leadership was called increasingly into question by Palestinians.
	www.palestinefacts.org /pf_1967to1991_plo_tunisia.php (618 words)

	FOCUS on TUNISIA
		There are many cultures and races forming the mosaic of people living in Tunisia today.
		It is possible to see the people living and working in a hich-tech environment side by side with nomadic people who live in tents and migrate continuously with their herds of camels and sheep from one area to the other all year-long.
		Tunisia is considered to be the most attractive tourist destination in Africa, ahead of Egypt and Kenya.
	www.focusmm.com /tunisia/tn_anamn.htm (327 words)

	Tunisian leader advises on terror - The Washington Times: World Briefings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ben Ali has dominated Tunisia's life and institutions, raising the standard of living to an unprecedented level and turning the North African country of 9.9 million into the most educated nation in the Arab world.
		Tunisia has become a key U.S. ally in the global war on terror.
		Tunisia has no substantial natural resources, and officials like to say that the country's main asset is its people.
	www.washingtontimes.com /world/20040215-110255-4204r.htm (823 words)

	CNN.com - EgyptAir jet crashes in Tunisia; 18 dead - May 8, 2002
		TUNIS, Tunisia (CNN) -- An EgyptAir jet crashed on a hillside outside Tunisia's capital Tuesday as the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing, killing at least 18 people, a government official said.
		The incident came within hours of a separate air disaster in which a China Northern Airlines plane with 112 people on board crashed into the sea off the coast of the city of Dalian in Liaoning province.
		The aircraft was on a hill in the area of a park about six kilometers (four miles) from the airport and fl smoke was seen rising from the site, The Associated Press reported.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/05/07/tunis.crash (460 words)

	Tunis, Tunisia: In the suuq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In Tunis today, the suuq is also called medina.
		And there is a good reason: most of what once was Tunis is today like one enormous shopping centre and handicrafts factory.
		Today, the medina is still inhabited, but only a small percentage of the total population of Tunis lives in these quarters.
	lexicorient.com /tunisia/tunis01.htm (357 words)

	USATODAY.com - Tunisia edges Morocco for first African Cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia won the African Cup of Nations for the first time Saturday, defeating Morocco 2-1 in the tournament's only final between North African countries.
		Tunisia's goals were scored by Santos in the fifth minute and Zied Jaziri in the 52nd.
		Tunisia was a runner-up in 1965 and 1996.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/world/2004-02-14-african-cup_x.htm (321 words)

	Timeline Tunisia
		Khayr Ad-Din was a Barbary pirate and later, as admiral of the Ottoman fleet, he united Algeria and Tunisia as military states under the Ottoman caliphate in the 1530s.
		Tunisia became an independent nation under the leadership of Habib Bourguiba.
		1957 Jul 25, Monarchy in Tunisia was abolished in favor of a republic.
	timelines.ws /countries/TUNISIA.HTML (2381 words)

	Tunisia Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		Tunisia's list of attractions would do justice to a country twice its size.
		The new province of Africa occupied the northeastern third of modern Tunisia.
		The name spread as the boundaries of Roman control were extended, until it eventually became synonymous with the entire continent.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /destinations/africa/tunisia (255 words)

	Tunisia
		Tunisia is a constitutional republic dominated by a single political party, the Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD).
		The National Council for Liberties in Tunisia (CNLT) reported that other inmates were instructed to stay away from political prisoners and were punished severely for making contact with them.
		The September 7 by-elections in a governorate on the outskirts of Tunis were one of the first elections held in the country without gender segregation at polling stations.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41733.htm (13091 words)

	ICL - Tunisia Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		According to Amnesty International, Tunisia keeps several thousand political prisoners in jail.
		1990: Firebomb attack on an DCR party headquarters in Tunis are leading to harsh government crackdown on the Islamist opposition 'An-Nahda'.
		1492: Muslim Andalusian immigrants expelled from Spain are arriving in Tunisia.
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/ts__indx.html (407 words)

	Arriving in Tunis, Tunisia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		There are really only two possible way of using Tunis as your arrival point to Tunisia, by sea, through the port of La Goulette, or by air, through the airport half the way to La Marsa.
		The Trapani- Tunis connection is shortest and cheapest (Trapani is on the western tip of Sicily), but this means that most travellers from Europe will have a longer overland stage.
		The Tunis airport is well served, and you'll be through it quickly.
	i-cias.com /m.s/tunisia/t_tunis.htm (453 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Tunisia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tunisia has a diverse economy, with important agricultural, mining, energy, tourism, and manufacturing sectors.
		Tunisia is gradually removing barriers to trade with the European Union.
		Broader privatization, further liberalization of the investment code to increase foreign investment, improvements in government efficiency, and reduction of the trade deficit are among the challenges ahead.
	www.odci.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ts.html (896 words)

	Tunisia Travel Guide @ TravelNotes.org
		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.
		It was during this period that the area became known as Tunisia.
		The modern city of Tunis was built while Tunisia was under French rule (1881-1956), hence known as the European District.
	www.travelnotes.org /Africa/tunisia.htm (654 words)

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