Sayada, Tunisia
| Sayada صـيادة | ||
|---|---|---|
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Port of fishing | ||
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  Sayada Location in Tunisia | ||
| Coordinates: 35°40′N 10°54′E / 35.667°N 10.900°E | ||
| Country |
 Tunisia | |
| Governorate | Monastir Governorate | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 12,708 | |
| • Density | 2,824/km2 (7,310/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
Sayada (Tunisian Arabic: صيادة) is a city in the Sahel region of Tunisia. It is located about fifteen kilometers south of Monastir. It is part of the administrative governorate of Monastir, and is the county seat of the Sayada-Lamta-Bou Hajar Delegation which has a population of 22,944 people.[1]
Description
The town is based around a small hill that overlooks the Gulf of Monastir and the two small islands that make up the Kuriat archipelago. The built up area extends for over a mile in every direction from the hill but especially towards the flat tidal area.
Sayada is joined in a "delegation" with the smaller communities of Bouhjar and Lemta (which historically was known as Leptiminus and is still the site of international archaeology). Sayada itself is within the Monastir Governorate which admisisters the larger area from the city Monastir which is 12 miles inland.
Born here
- Rachid Ammar, Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces[2]
- Tahar Cheriaa, film critic and creator of the Carthage Film Festival[3]
- Naceur Ktari, The award winning film director was born here in 1943.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Résultats du Recensement 2004: Gouvernorat: Monastir" Institute National de la Statistique - Tunisie (French)
- ↑ Samy, Ghorbal (16 January 2011). "Rachid Ammar, homme fort de la Tunisie : L'armée ne tire pas (English Translation)". Rue89. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ↑ "CINEMA: TUNISIA; JCC FOUNDER TAHAR CHERIAA HAS DIED". ansamed.biz. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ Armes, Roy (2000). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 397.
External links
Media related to Sayada, Tunisia at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 35°40′N 10°54′E / 35.67°N 10.90°E