Place:Sfax, Ṣafāqis, Tunisia

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NameSfax
Alt namesSafaqissource: Wikipedia
Safāqissource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) X, 295; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1103
Taparurasource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 852; GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 10388; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Thenaesource: Atlas of Greek & Roman World (1981) map 28; Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 852
TypeCity
Coordinates34.75°N 10.717°E
Located inṢafāqis, Tunisia     (1895 - )
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Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Roman Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 330,440 (census 2014). The main industries are phosphate, olive and nut processing, fishing (largest fishing port in Tunisia) and international trade. The city is the second-most populous after the capital, Tunis.

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