Mareth
| Mareth مارث |
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| Country |
 Tunisia
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| Governorate | Gabès Governorate | ||
| Post Code | 6080 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| population | 10,923 pop (2004) | ||
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 37 ′ N , 10 ° 17 ′ E | ||
Mareth ( Arabic : مارث Māraṯ ) is a Tunisian city in the Gabès governorate with 10,923 inhabitants (as of 2004).
geography
About 30 kilometers northeast of Mareth is the city of Gabès , 35 kilometers southwest of Medenine and 44 kilometers east of the island of Djerba . Mareth is located in eastern Tunisia, about seven kilometers from the coast of the Gulf of Gabes , which is part of the Libyan Sea . In the southwest the Matmata Heights rise up to 800 meters , in the south the Wadi Zigzaou strives from the heights to the sea.
The Mareth line and its fortifications , which were fought over during the African campaign in 1943, stretched near and named after the city .
Web links
Commons : Mareth - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2004 population statistics of the Gabès Governorate ( Memento des original from September 24, 2015 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. , accessed on May 10, 2015 (French)
