Kalâat el-Andalous is a town and commune in the Ariana Governorate

Ariana Governorate

Ariana Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It has a population of 422,000 . The capital is Aryanah.The following cities and towns are located in the Ariana Governorate:...

, 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 located 30 miles north of Tunis

Tunis

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....

. As of 2004 it had a total population of 15,313.

Its name means "citadel of the Andalusians' evokes the installation of Moor

Moor

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 s driven out of Spain

Spain

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 and Andalusia

Al-Andalus

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  seventeenth century in the valley fertile Medjerda.

The dominant activity is the agriculture

Agriculture

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, which benefits from the proximity of only river

River

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 perennial Tunisia.

The city is split with a village coast

Coast

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 which hosts a port of fishing. The proximity of the city

City

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 Tunis constitutes a northern boundary and the beauty of a coastal strip of sand

Sand

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 make it one of the future tourist areas

Tourism in Tunisia

Among Tunisia's tourist attractions are its cosmopolitan capital city of Tunis, the ancient ruins of Carthage, the Muslim and Jewish quarters of Jerba, and coastal resorts outside of Monastir...

 of the capital

Capital City

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