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Sidi Bou Said
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Sidi Bou Said (Arabic: سيدي بو سعيد) is a toun in northren Tunisie (it is locatit ae 20 km frae the caipital o Tunisie, Tunis).
Sidi Bou Said | |
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Toun | |
![]() Port o Sidi Bou Said | |
Coordinates: 36°52′N 10°20′E | |
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Govrenorate | Tunis Govrenorate |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 5,409 |
Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
The toun got its name for a Muslim releegious figure who lived there, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji (afore he came alang, it wis cawed Jabal el-Menar). The toun itself is a tourist attraction as it is kent for the extensive uise o blue an white colors aw ower the toun. Aw kynds o souvenirs (some no even remotely connectit tae Sidi Bou Said an sometimes no tae Tunisie itself) can be bought in the main street. While stayin in Sidi Bou Said for a few days is no common, tourists frae Hammamet an ither tourist touns uisually come tae Sidi Bou Said. It can be reached bi a TGM train, which runs frae Tunis tae La Marsa.