Menzel Bourguiba
Coordinates: 37 ° 9 ' N , 9 ° 47' E
Menzel Bourguiba ( Arabic منزل بورقيبة, DMG Manzil Būrqība 'House of Bourguiba') is a Tunisian city with 47,742 inhabitants (2004). Under French colonial rule , the city was still called Ferryville and was renamed after Habib Bourguiba , the first President of Tunisia, when Tunisia gained independence in 1956 .
Menzel Bourguiba is a regional medium-sized center in northern Tunisia and the seat of the district administrator (Délégué). The city lies in a free trade zone and is a member of the nine cities international "Network of Mediterranean Cities". The city is located around 80 kilometers northwest of Tunis .
Industry
- Iron and Steel Industry
- Automotive supplier
- Shipyard
- Textile industry
- Tourism (National Park and Bird Sanctuary "Lac and Djebel Ichkeul" Festival d'Été (July), Festival du Ramadan)
Personalities
- FR David (* 1947), French pop singer
Town twinning
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census 2004 ( Memento of the 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.
- ↑ Information on the partnership on the Stuttgart website , accessed on September 7, 2013
