Tunis facts for kids

Tunis (Arabic: تونس, Tūnis) is the capital city of Tunisia. As of 2004, 728,463 people lived in the city. About 1.6 million live in the metropolitan area.

Images for kids

Tunis as viewed from space
View on Tunis
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Ruins of the Baths of Antoninus in Carthage
Artifacts from the siege of 149–146
Punic pillars unearthed in Carthage
The Lady of Carthage mosaic, one of the major surviving pieces of Byzantine art in modern Tunisia
Historic map of Tunis by Piri Reis. The Walters Art Museum.
Entry of Charles V into Tunis in 1535
Mustapha Khaznadar, Prime Minister of Tunis from 1837 to 1873. and one of the most influential persons in modern Tunisian history.
View of Tunis c. 1890–1900. Zaytuna Mosque is slightly right of center.
Urban evolution between 1890 and 1914
Bab Suika-Suker Square in Tunis, ca. 1899
Extension of the city in the 1950s with the district of El Menzah
Tunis bay
Kasbah Square comprising the finance ministry and the prime ministry of Tunisia
City Hall
Tunis
Muslims in Tunis attend the mosque in 1899.
A souk shopkeeper
Old man in Tunis
The former headquarters of the Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie, now demolished.
The Africa Hotel in the heart of the city
Headquarters of Tunis channel
Statue of Ibn Khaldoun in Independence Square
Tunis – Ave. Habib Bourguiba as seen from Carlton Hotel
Finance museum in Money Square (city centre)
Avenue Mohamed V in the financial district
Overview of the city in the 1990s
El Menzeh-El Manar District
Court of Dar Ben Abdallah
Court of Dar Soulaimania, once the boarding lodge of Zeitouna University
Medina Alleys
Souk En Nhas with items of copper
Walls and gates of the city in 1888
Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
St. Louis Cathedral on the Byrsa hill at Carthage
Zaytuna Mosque
Belvédère Park dominating the city
Bardo National Museum
Tunis Municipal Theatre
Faculty of the Human and Social Sciences
Bourguiba High School
National Library of Tunisia
Tunis railway station
Métro léger de Tunis
Tunis-Marsa expressway
Tunis-Beja motorway
Tunis-Carthage International Airport
(Terminal 2)
Oussama Mellouli, gold medallist at the Beijing Summer Olympics and at the London Summer Olympics
Radès Stadium
Tunisia national football team playing
Ibn Khaldoun-Kassus
Carthage 2013
Carthage 2013
Carthage 2013
A summer night in Tunis
Tunis bay at sunrise
Satellite view
A Tunis suburb
Panorama
Al-Zaytuna Mosque
Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
Bab el Bhar - Porte De France
Medina 2013
Medina 2013
Medina 2013
Medina 2013