Showing posts with label Tunisia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tunisia. Show all posts

Thursday, January 15, 2015

TUNISIA - Monastir


"Monastir (Arabic: المـنسـتير‎ Al-Munastîr, from the Greek μοναστήριον "Hermit's Cell, monastery", called [lmiˈstiːr] in Tunisian Arabic), is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, (20 km south of Sousse and 162 km south of Tunis). Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a major tourist resort. Its population is about 71,546. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate." WIKI


Tuesday, January 6, 2015

TUNISIA - Old Town of Tataouine

Rached sent me this card of old town of Tataouine with the Berber architecture.


"Tataouine (Arabic: تطاوين‎ Taṭāwīn), also transliterated as Tatooine, Tatahouine, Tatahouïne, Tatawin, Fum Taţāwīn, Fumm Tattauin, Foum Tatahouine, Fum Tatawin, or Foum Tataouine, from the Berber Tittawin, literally meaning Eyes, with the figurative meaning of Water springs (see Moroccan city of Tetouan), is a city located in southern Tunisia. It is the capital of the Tataouine Governorate. The below ground, "cave dwellings" of the native Berber population, designed for coolness and protection, render the city and the area around it a tourist and film makers attraction."


Wednesday, June 25, 2014

TUNISIA - Sidi Bou Said and Bizerte

This postcard shows the Sidi Bou Said town in Tunisia. Sent by Bechem.


While this card show Bizerte town.


"Tunisia, officially the Tunisian Republic (though often referred to in English as the Republic of Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa and, at almost 165,000 square kilometres (64,000 sq mi) in area, the smallest country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. As of 2013, its population is estimated at just under 10.8 million. Its name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, located on the country's northeast coast."