Sfax
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Sfax (Arabic: صفاقس, Safaqis, or [sfaːqs] in Tunisian Arabic, whence the French name) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Tunisie, locatit 270 km (168 mile) sootheast o Tunis. The ceety, foondit in AD 849 on the ruins o Taparura an Thaenae, is the caipital o the Sfax Govrenorate, an a Mediterranean port on the Gulf o Gabès. Sfax haes population o 340,000 (2005), an is an industrial centre for processin phosphates. The ceety wis aften descrived as Tunisie's Seicont ceety, acause ae Tunis haes mair indwallers. Nouadays, Sfax lost this poseetion for ither Tunisan ceeties which hauld mair developed touristic an industrial activities.
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Sfax صفاقس | |
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A Sfax street (Rue Hédi Chaker) | |
Coordinates: 34°44′N 10°46′E | |
Kintra | Tunisie |
Govrenorates | Sfax Govrenorate |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Moncef Abdelhedi |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 265,131 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 |
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