Zaghouan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Zaghouan
زغوان
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Zaghouan Governorate
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 Zaghouan
Location in Tunisia
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| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Zaghouan Governorate |
| Population
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| • Total | 20,837 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Zaghwan (or Zaghouan; Arabic: زغوان ') is a town in the northern half of Tunisia.
Situated on a low ridge of the Dorsale Mountains, the town has a mild climate and presents a green aspect. Cold water from here was taken by aqueduct to Carthage. The town is famous for its roses, originally cultivated by Muslim refugees from Spain in the seventeenth century. The town is located around 100 km due south of Tunis and around 50 km inland (west) from the Gulf of Hammamet and has an estimated population of around 20,837 (2014). It is the capital of the Zaghouan Governorate.
On the mountain south of the city is the Roman Water Temple Djebel Zaghouan (Temple de Eaux), source of an aqueduct which used to take water to the city of Carthage over 100 km away. The ruins here are illustrated in Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1840, as 'Temple and Fountain of Zagwhan', the subject of a poem by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.
Gallery
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Postcard of Zaghouan in 1900
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Zaghouan in Tunisia
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Tunisie Parc on Djebel Zaghouan
Images for kids
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Tunisie Parc on Djebel Zaghouan
See also
In Spanish: Zaghouan para niños
