Haffouz
Haffouz ( Arabic حفوز, DMG Ḥaffūz ) is a city in Tunisia . It is located about 40 km west of Kairouan on Highway 12 in the Kairouan Governorate , in the center of the country. In 2004 the municipality had 8,225 inhabitants. Haffouz is the capital of a delegation with 43,792 inhabitants.
The place is about 300 m above sea level and is surrounded by mountains. To the north of the city lies the Djebel Ousselat and south of the Djebel Trozza , which are part of the Dorsal . Haffouz is an agricultural center , mainly olives and almonds are harvested. The necessary water comes from the El Haouareb reservoir , which is fed by Wadi Merguellil . The average annual rainfall in the region is 300 mm, but it falls unevenly and mostly fluctuates between 200 and 400 mm.
During the 2010/2011 revolution in Tunisia , violent clashes broke out between demonstrators and police in Haffouz.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique) ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hans Gehrels: Impact of human activity on groundwater dynamics . International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 2001, ISBN 9781901502565 , p. 136.
- ↑ Reiner Wandler: The uprising continues. In: the daily newspaper. January 11, 2011, accessed January 13, 2011 .
Coordinates: 35 ° 38 ' N , 9 ° 41' E