Place:El Kef, El Kef, Tunisia

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NameEl Kef
Alt namesAl-Kefsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 660
al-Kāfsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 677
El-Kefsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 512; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 677
Le Kefsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 512; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 677; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 660
Sicca Veneriasource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 512; Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) VI, 677; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 660
TypeCity
Coordinates36.182°N 8.715°E
Located inEl Kef, Tunisia
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El Kef, also known as Le Kef, is a city in northwestern Tunisia. It serves as the capital of the Kef Governorate.

El Kef is situated to the west of Tunis and some east of the border between Algeria and Tunisia. It has a population of (2004 census). The old town is built on the cliff face of the table-top Jebel Dyr mountain. El Kef was the provisional capital of Tunisia during World War II. It was the command centre of the Front de Libération Nationale during the Algerian War of Independence against the French in the 1950s.

The Sidi Bou Makhlouf Mausoleum entombs the patron saint of the city.

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