Ghomrassen
Encyclopedia
Ghomrassen is a city in Tataouine Governorate
, Tunisia
. It is situated 25 km from Tataouine
and 40 km from Medenine
.
and surrounded by mountains, is built on the site of an ancient oasis
. The majority of irrigation wells
, and the oasis
, disappeared with the urban development of the city.
The average temperature is 22° C and annual rainfall varies between 88 and 157 millimeters.
Administratively, the city is divided into several sectors or Imad, whose authority is embodied by the omda, which can be both urban and rural areas.
The city is divided into several districts: Ennasr, where the new hospital, a primary school and a mosque sometimes considered the most luxurious historic city, Ennakhil, the neighborhood where the Lyceum of March 2, 1934 and a mosque, Al Anwar, a residential area north of the city, and El Jadid.
Tataouine Governorate
Tataouine Governorate is the southernmost of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia, the only one to border both Algeria and Libya. It is also the largest Tunisian governorate, covering an area of 38,889 km² with a population of 143,524 , nearly tied for second least populated with Kebili ...
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
. It is situated 25 km from Tataouine
Tataouine
Tataouine , also transliterated as Tatooine, Tatahouine, Tatahouïne, Tatawin, Fum Taţāwīn, Fumm Tattauin, Foum Tatahouine, Fum Tatawin, or Foum Tataouine, from the Berber Tittawin, literally meaning Eyes, with the figurative meaning of Water springs , is a city located in southern Tunisia...
and 40 km from Medenine
Medenine
Medenine is the major town in southeastern Tunisia, south of the port of Gabès and the Island of Djerba, on the main route to Libya. It is the capital of Medenine Governorate.- Overview :...
.
Geography
The city, located about 500 km south of the capital TunisTunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
and surrounded by mountains, is built on the site of an ancient oasis
Oasis
In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...
. The majority of irrigation wells
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
, and the oasis
Oasis
In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...
, disappeared with the urban development of the city.
The average temperature is 22° C and annual rainfall varies between 88 and 157 millimeters.
Administratively, the city is divided into several sectors or Imad, whose authority is embodied by the omda, which can be both urban and rural areas.
The city is divided into several districts: Ennasr, where the new hospital, a primary school and a mosque sometimes considered the most luxurious historic city, Ennakhil, the neighborhood where the Lyceum of March 2, 1934 and a mosque, Al Anwar, a residential area north of the city, and El Jadid.