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3/7/2010
Overall rating: 7
Tourist Guide Tunis:

Tunis, Tunisia’s capital city, is located on an isthmus  (a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas) between two salt lakes, the marshy Sebkha-el Sejumi to the south-west, and the shallow el-Bahira (little sea), or Lake of Tunis, to the north-east.

The importance of Tunis dates from the Arab conquest when, as Carthage sank, Tunis took its place commercially and politically.
It became Tunisia’s capital under the powerful Hafsid dynasty (13th–16th cent.), but the original town is much older.


The city is built in the shape of an amphitheatre, with the kasbah, or citadel, at its highest point. The old town (Medina), built during the 7th century AD, lies between two suburbs, the Ribat-elSowika on the north and the Ribat Bab-el-Jezira on the south. Beyond the Bab-el-Bahar (sea-gate), now called Porte de France, on the level ground by the Bahira, is the marine town, or Quartier Franc, built during the French occupation in 1881. Since the old times and among the centuries, the city has been a leading centre of trade between Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean.


Today, Tunis is a wonderful place where old and new cohabit in perfect harmony: domes and minarets, broad boulevards lined with cafes and flower stalls and modern shops mix together in this unique, cosmopolitan city.


4/9/2013
Overall rating: 9
Our beautiful country is fligths by many fantastic tourisem places. The importance of Tunis dates from the Arab conquest when, as Carthage sank, Tunis took its place commercially and politically. It became Tunisia’s capital under the powerful Hafsid dynasty (13th–16th cent.), but the original town is much older.I t is really pretty there but i just really dont want to go back, i would rather go some where else!!!:)
Not to be missed:
National Archeological Museum of Carthage
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10/15/2012
Overall rating: 7
Excellent Trip! Fantastic food! Friendly and sweet-natured people! In Tunis, I could find ANYTHING I needed. And I LOVED shopping the souks! (Haggling - is a MUST!!!!) I stayed at a B & B, and also booked a hotel on my last trip. I have made 4 trips thusfar - and am planning another this year.
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National Archeological Museum of Carthage
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faten
4/18/2013
Overall rating: 9
Yes i think it is safe what can happened in tunisia, it is happening everywhere so there is no need to be afraid from visiting Tunisia, i know some places in America much more dangerous. In Tunisia at least you can walk in street without fears.
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tabarka
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kantawi
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User 19927
5/3/2012
Overall rating: 8
It is really pretty there but i just really dont want to go back, i would rather go some where else!!!:)
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