Métlaoui
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 Tunisia
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| Governorate | Gafsa | ||
| Post Code | 2130 | ||
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| population | 37,099 pop (2004) | ||
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| height | 220 m | ||
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 19 ′ N , 8 ° 24 ′ E | ||
Métlaoui ( Arabic المتلوي, DMG al-Mitlawī ) is a Tunisian city in the Gafsa Governorate with a large mine.
location
The city is located in western Tunisia - 40 km west of Gafsa and 50 km north of Tozeur . The Selja Gorge is 9 km to the northwest. Immediately north of the city, a range of hills runs in a west-east direction.
population
Members of the Bouyahia, Eljeridaya, Slama and Maâmar live in Métlaoui.
In 2004 the city had 37,099 inhabitants.
history
Métlaoui was founded by the French after they landed in Tunisia in 1881 and soon found the phosphorus deposits.
In 2008, six-month strikes took place in the phosphate mine.
In June 2011, 13 people were killed in unrest. In autumn 2011 the Compagnie des phospates de Gafsa was looking to fill some new jobs. Unrest broke out after the accusation arose that society preferred members of a certain tribe.
traffic
The city is on the Sousse - Tozeur railway and on the P3 roads - between Gafsa and Tozeur - and the C122 to the north.
economy
The largest phosphate mine in Tunisia is located in Métlaoui . Nevertheless, the city is characterized by poverty and high unemployment. Métlaoui is the only city in Tunisia to have a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. (as of summer 2011).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b demographic statistics. (No longer available online.) In: Institut National De La Statistique - Tunisie. 2004, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved June 27, 2011 (French). 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.
- ↑ a b c d e f Thomas Schmid: Land am Abgrund. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . June 21, 2011, archived from the original on June 28, 2011 ; Retrieved June 27, 2011 .
- ↑ Waiting for the change in: FAZ from October 15, 2011, page 3.
