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Following is a list of stations of the Metro of Tunis, the light rail serving the city of Tunis. Line 1. Line 1 opened in 1985. Line Stations [1]
Tunisia is the eighteenth most water stressed country in the world. Tunisia's climate is divided into seven bioclimatic zones, with the main difference between the north and the rest of the country being due to the Tunisian hills which separate the regions subject to a Mediterranean climate and a typical hot desert climate of the Sahara - the largest hot desert in the world.
Tunisia is home to Africa's northernmost point, Cape Angela. Located on the northeastern coast, Tunis is the capital and largest city of the country, which is itself named after Tunis. The official language of Tunisia is Modern Standard Arabic. The vast majority of Tunisia's population is Arab and Muslim.
The highest natural ground surface temperature ever recorded may have been an alleged reading of 93.9 °C (201.0 °F) at Furnace Creek, California, United States, on 15 July 1972. [ 7] In 2011, a ground temperature of 84 °C (183.2 °F) was recorded in Port Sudan, Sudan. [ 8] The theoretical maximum possible ground surface temperature has been ...
1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Electrification. Overhead lines, 750 V DC. System map with commuter rail connections. The Tunis Metro ( Tunis light metro, also Tunis light rail, Tunisian Arabic: المترو الخفيف لمدينة تونس, el-metrū el-khfīf li-mdīnat tūnis) is the light rail network serving the Tunis metropolitan area. It ...
It empties into the Gulf of Tunis and Lake of Tunis. At 450 km (280 mi) it is the longest river. It is also known as the wādi (or oued) Majardah and Wadi Mejerha and it was known as Bagrada in ancient times. It rises in a further section of the Tell Atlas in Algeria, staying to the south of the Tell escarpment while within the country.
Tunis is the transcription of the Arabic name تونس which can be pronounced as "Tūnus", "Tūnas", or "Tūnis". All three variations were mentioned by the 12th-century Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi in his Mu'jam al-Bûldan (Dictionary of Countries). Different explanations exist for the origin of the name Tunis.
Monastir, also called Mestir(Arabic: المنستيرMonastīr / Mestīrⓘ, from the Greekμοναστήριον"hermit's cell, monastery"), is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahelarea, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Sousseand 162 kilometres (101 miles) south of Tunis. Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a ...