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
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Courtyard of Zaytuna Mosque, founded in the late 7th century by the Umayyad dynasty
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Historic map of Tunis by Piri Reis. The Walters Art Museum.
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Entry of Charles V into Tunis in 1535
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Mustapha Khaznadar, Prime Minister of Tunis from 1837 to 1873. and one of the most influential persons in modern Tunisian history.
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A souk shopkeeper
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Statue of Ibn Khaldoun in Independence Square
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Oussama Mellouli, gold medallist at the Beijing Summer Olympics and at the London Summer Olympics
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The Lady of Carthage mosaic, one of the major surviving pieces of Byzantine art in modern Tunisia
See also
In Spanish: Túnez (ciudad) para niños