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| Governorate | Ben Arous | ||
| Post Code | 2090 | ||
| Website | www.commune-mornag.gov.tn | ||
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| population | 26,406 pop (2004) | ||
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| height | 32 m | ||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 41 ′ N , 10 ° 17 ′ E | ||
Mornag ( Arabic مرناق) or La Sebala du Mornag ( Arabic سبالة مرناق) is a small town and a municipality ( municipalité ) in northern Tunisia with around 30,000 inhabitants. The city is the center of the wine-growing region , which is also known in Europe .
location
The city of Mornag is located northwest of the Djebel Ressas at an altitude of about 30 to 40 m above sea level. d. M. The distance to the northwestern provincial capital Tunis is approx. 20 km (driving distance); the Mediterranean coast of the Gulf of Tunis at Hammam-Lif is around 9 km away.
population
The majority of the population consists of Berbers who immigrated from the surrounding mountain regions in the last decades of the 20th century ; However, colloquial language is mostly Arabic .
economy
The city of Mornag is the center of a wine-growing region known beyond the borders of Tunisia ; the most common product in Germany is known under the name " Edler vom Mornag ". There is also a " Château de Mornag "; Both wines are in the lower consumer class with a liter price below € 5.
There are also plantations with olive and other fruit trees.
history
The Andalusian geographer Abū ʿUbaid al-Bakrī reports that after the defeat of the Byzantine army against the advancing Islamic conquerors under the general Hassān ibn an-Nuʿmān, the place was transferred to the Byzantine governor of Carthage , named Mornaco, as a place of residence.
Attractions
The largely modern place offers no historical sights. Excursions and short hikes in the Mornag plain or climbing the Djebel Ressas are interesting.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Institut National de la Statistique - 2004 Population Census ( Memento of the original of 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.
