Menzel Temime
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Menzel Temime is a town in northeast Tunisia
southeast of the peninsula of Cap Bon
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The municipality of Menzel Temime was established on 19 February 1921, the municipal boundaries stretching over an area of 25,000 hectares. A member of the Nabeul Governorate
, it has 34,528 inhabitants.
The city was founded in the eleventh century by Moez ibn Temmime, a member of the Normans
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It is an important economic center especially of the food industry (canneries of soft drinks) and the textile industry (garments, shoes and hosiery). It is a prime peanuts, tomatoes, and especially pepper harvesting area. Also known for its beaches, it hosts the largest weekly market in the country.
The city is the birthplace of painter Mahmoud Tounsi
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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...
southeast of the peninsula of Cap Bon
Cap Bon
Cap Bon , also Watan el-kibli, is a peninsula in far northeastern Tunisia. It is located at around . It is surrounded by the Gulf of Tunis in the north. Towns located on the peninsula include Nabeul, Kelibia and Menzel Temime. The ruins of the Punic town Kerkouane are located here....
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The municipality of Menzel Temime was established on 19 February 1921, the municipal boundaries stretching over an area of 25,000 hectares. A member of the Nabeul Governorate
Nabeul Governorate
Nabeul Governorate is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,788 km² and has a population of 694,000 . The capital is Nabeul.-Municipalities:...
, it has 34,528 inhabitants.
The city was founded in the eleventh century by Moez ibn Temmime, a member of the Normans
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
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It is an important economic center especially of the food industry (canneries of soft drinks) and the textile industry (garments, shoes and hosiery). It is a prime peanuts, tomatoes, and especially pepper harvesting area. Also known for its beaches, it hosts the largest weekly market in the country.
The city is the birthplace of painter Mahmoud Tounsi
Mahmoud Tounsi
Mahmoud Tounsi was a Tunisian author and painter.- Biography :Tounsi was born on December 13, 1944 in Menzel Temime. He attended primary school in his hometown and then high school in Tunis before studying at the Tunis Institute of Fine Arts where noted painter Abdelaziz Gorgi was professor...
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