the northern town, Bizerte

Bizerte is a Tunisian town situated in northern Tunisia. It is located about 72 kilometers from Tunis, 82 km of La Goulette, 83 kilometers from Gammarth, 217 kilometers from Sousse and Monastir 239 km.

Founded in 1100 BC by the Phoenicians, Bizerte carried the name of Hippo, Hippo Accra, Hippo Diaritus or Zaritus in Roman times. It was only in the Middle Ages it was occupied by Muslims. Bizerte, Tunisia city, played a very important historical and military role during the Second World War. Due to its strategic placement, Bizerte houses one of the largest naval bases in the Mediterranean.

Bizerte, Tunisia city covers an area of ​​3400 hectares and contains 114,371 inhabitants of Arab, Berber Jewish origin from Algeria. ... It forms two key delegations Bizerte North with 75 234 inhabitants including 38,247 men and 36,987 women divided into 19,240 households and 24,081 homes and Bizerte South with 45 227 inhabitants including 23,093 men and 22,134 women spread over 9837 households and 10,431 homes. In addition, Bizerte has other delegations such as: El Alia (24,539 inhabitants), Ghar El Melh (18,525 inhabitants), Ghezala (27,799 inhabitants), Joumine (35,213 inhabitants), Mateur (47,562 inhabitants) Menzel Bourguiba (54 804 inhabitants), Menzel Jemil (39,691 inhabitants), Ras Jebel (51,240 inhabitants), Sejenane (42,156 inhabitants), Tinja (19,444 inhabitants), Utica (18 266 inhabitants) and Zarzouna (24 428 inhabitants ).

Bizerte has three ports with a marina, a fishing port and a commercial port. The latter is one of the most important economically in Tunisia since 2006 ports, it has moved approximately 4,790,313 tons of cargo destined for Europe.

In Tunisia, Bizerte is famous for its international festival, the ancient city, its citadel and fear Kasbah founded by the Byzantines.

She is also known for its strong Spanish, markets (souk blacksmiths, carpenters souk, Souk El Attarine souk Fruits and Vegetables etc. ..) and its marina, a nice place and a real attraction for tourists that contains a set of restaurants, typical cafés, piano bars, night clubs, fitness room, swimming pool, yacht club, art galleries and various international events and shops.