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2. Sfax - Wikipedia

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   Sfax (/ s (ə) ˈfæks / s (ə-)FAKS; Arabic: صفاقس, romanized:Ṣafāqis, Tunisian Arabic: [ˈsˤfaːqəs] ⓘ) is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), [citation needed] and a ...

3. University of Sfax - Wikipedia

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   University of Sfax. The University of Sfax (Arabic: جامعة صفاقس French: Université de Sfax) is a university located in Sfax, Tunisia. [1] It was founded in 1986 under the name University of the South[1] with the purpose of covering all academic institutions in Southern Tunisia. It is divided into three universities, including the ...

4. Medina of Sfax - Wikipedia

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   The Sfax medina is the medina quarter of the Tunisian city of Sfax. It was built by Aghlabid prince Abu Abbass Muhammad between 849 and 851. The medina is home to about 113,000 residents, and is dominated by the Great Mosque of Sfax. On 12 February 2012, the Tunisian government submitted a nomination to add it on the UNESCO UNESCO World ...

5. Sfax Governorate - Wikipedia

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   The Sfax Governorate (Arabic: ولاية صفاقس Wilāya Ṣafāqis; French: Gouvernorat de Sfax) is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 955,421 (2014) [2] and an area of 7,545 km 2. [3] Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands.

6. Great Mosque of Sfax - Wikipedia

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   The Great Mosque of Sfax (Arabic: الجامع الكبير بصفاقس) was the most important mosque in the old city of Sfax, Tunisia. It was initially built towards the mid-9th century under the rule of the Aghlabid dynasty, a vassal state of the Abbasid Caliphate. The mosque was the urban and religious heart of the city and it underwent ...

7. Governorates of Tunisia - Wikipedia

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   Governorates of Tunisia. Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates (wilayat, sing. wilayah). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province. The governorates are divided into 264 delegations (mutamadiyat), and further subdivided into municipalities (baladiyat), [1] and sectors (imadats). [2] Tunisia is divided into 6 regions. [3]