Tunisia Way

1. Other archeological sites
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...nded in the 14th century by a Libyan tribe, and from the few parts that are not walled, you will have a great view over the Jebel Abyad. The walls of the ksar follows meticulously, and must ...

2. SELDJA GORGE
(Tourism/Attraction & Entertainment)

...atic curves. The second stop has the highest mountain walls, reaching up to 200 metres. It is also a great place to inspect the mud sediments from the river, crackled in the sun. Inside the...

3. OUDNA
(Tourism/Historical sites)

The beautiful amphitheatre Oudna may very well become a great tourist attraction some time in the future at the level of Dougga and El Jem. Its location, between Tunis and Hammamet, makes it

4. MAKTAR
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...ancient Maktar. It lies next to the road, but is surrounded by a tiny garden. The condition is not the greatest, extensive repairs have been done. Yet, this was the main triumphal arch of Maktar, ...

5. LE KEF
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... at any cost. The kasbah (see picture above) on the peak over the town, is worth a visit, at least for great views over town and the valley beyond. Of the two museums here, the one covering Berber ...

6. Ha�dra
(Tourism/Historical sites)

The huge border city Haïdra is the modern name, Ammaedara was the original name for this great Roman city. It is one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa, located as a border city protect

7. Gafsa
(Tourism/Historical sites)

The historical oasis Gafsa is the main city of its region, and the centre of the profitable phosphate industry. Unlike the towns closer to the mines, Metlaoui and Moulares, it has not been tur

8. NEFTA
(Tourism/Sahara)

...in the Corbeille, it must have been an even more miraculous place in the past than it is now.  Great mosque of Sidi Salem The mosque of Sidi Salem is usually labelled great mosque, b...

9. TAMERZA
(Tourism/Sahara)

... most photogenic. Old village of the three marabouts Old Tamerza was abandoned following the great flood of 1969, when it rained for 22 days. The village was both too exposed to the river...

10. Chemtou
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...believe that the ceremonies here must have been performed under open sky. But the views from here are great, although not of central Chemtou. Forum and Basilica  The best reconstruc...

11. Raqqada Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

... The bronze and glass room, exhibiting the chandeliers that formerly illuminated the prayer hall of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, dating from the 10th and 11th centuries. This rare collection includ...

12. Carthage Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...ed with shafts and layer upon layer of steles giving credence to the number of over 7000 sacrifices. A great controversy still rages over this practice as some scholars believe the stories of child...

13. Bardo Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...ovely Nine Muses and certainly the renowned Virgil writing the Eneide, the only known portrait of this great Roman poet, in the room that bears his name. How real are the hunting scenes with the s...

14. Dougga
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...5,000 inhabitants. The number of temples and other important buildings suggests that the city was of great significance and likely was inhabited by Numidian princes. Dougga is situated in...

15. Jebil
(Tourism/National Parks)

...ute;bili. It belongs to Cherkhats de Glissia and Zaafrane. It covers a surface of Saharan courses and of great erg approximately 150.000 ha directed. It is the largest Tunisian national park. ...

16. Matm�ta
(Tourism/Sahara)

... of North African Campaign.   Star Wars Star Wars setting Matmata is so great that it is about to become destroyed. The town is a must-see for tourists to Tunisia, an...

17. Douz
(Tourism/Sahara)

...a couple of hours of bedouin life and some snap shots. The dunes at the fringe of the palmeraie make great snap shots, and represents one of the few easy chances of seeing Sahara the way you ima...

18. Bulla Regia
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...g of the 4th century BC have been found on the site. In the 3rd century, the city and the region of the great plains came under direct Carthaginian control; this domination was, however, preceded by...

19. Tunisia set to re-conquer German tourist market
(News/Economy)

... million have specifically been allocated to the German market. The money will go to advertising, and a greater visibility of Tunisia as a tourist destination in all great German cities, as well as ...

20. Carthage Land
(Tourism/Attraction & Entertainment)

...ly colored animations are awaiting all the family. It is unique in Northern Africa, for the great number of its games and innovations compared with the classical leisure concept especial...

21. gymnastics
(Sport/Individual sport)

...back to foundation: 28-10-1960 the gymnastics, a very difficult sport which was the prerogative of the great nations and especially the Eastern European countries, became a very powerful sport in ou...

22. Various trades
(Culture/Craft in Tunisia)

...e century that this art developed so much so that one can speak about a true African school, marked by a great control of the illustrated representation and a pallet as rich as refined. Today st...

23. Puffed up glass
(Culture/Craft in Tunisia)

... The Moslem Middle Ages see to settle in Tunisia a craft industry glass-maker which makes specific great strides following the example other countries of the Islamic East: Delicacy of the mould...

24. Ceramics and pottery
(Culture/Craft in Tunisia)

.... The development of the sector of the building gave him a new strength by allowing the emergence of a great number of artisanal manufacturing units as well as industrial. But ceramics is not limit...

25. International Centre for Environmental Technologies
(Environment/Relevant Organization)

... develop new international cooperation projects. The development of indigenous eco-technologies is the great ambition of the Centre. Training constitutes a major axis of its activities in order to ...

26. Presentation
(Education/Education in Tunisia)

... school studies. Many technical subjects are taught in French beginning in the secondary cycle and to a greater extent at the tertiary level. ...

27. Hight school
(Education/High School)

...trying to address this problem, most recently through the introduction of a credit-hour system aimed at greatly increasing the intra-faculty mobility of students.  Because the bacc...

28. Health Infrastructure
(Health/Evolution of the Health Infrastructure)

...was developed in Tunisia against the background of rapid social change and urbanization with a resultant greater recognition of the need for mental health care for the general population. The focus of...

29. Health
(Health/Health in tunisia)

...y be divided into three main sectors: the public, the social security and the private sectors. The greater part of the population is served by the public sector. The services of government depa...

30. Kebili
(Tourism/Sahara)

...ee also Tunisian Arabic. Islam is the dominant religion. Kebili, as many other Tunisians towns, holds a great number of Soofiat Maqams (AKA. Saleheen). Economy The Kebilian economy has seen ...