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Lafayette (Tunis)
Lafayette is the central district of Tunis (Tunisia) which occupies the northern area of the avenue Habib Bourguiba Avenue Habib Bourguiba ( aeb, شارع حبيب بورڨيبة) is the central thoroughfare of Tunis, and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia. It is named for Habib Bourguiba, the first President of Tunisia and the national leade .... It is framed by the neighboring Bab el Khadra from the west and the avenue Mohammed V from the east. Among the important buildings in the area, we can find the Great Synagogue of Tunis and the headquarters of the Tunisian Radio. {{Portal, Africa Tunis ...
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Maison De La Radio Tunisienne à Tunis
Maison (French for "house") may refer to: People * Edna Maison (1892–1946), American silent-film actress * Jérémy Maison (born 1993), French cyclist * Leonard Maison, New York state senator 1834–1837 * Nicolas Joseph Maison (1771–1840), Marshal of France and Minister of War * René Maison (1895–1962), Belgian operatic tenor * Rudolf Maison (1854–1904), German sculptor * Maison-Feyne, a commune in the Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine * Maison-Maugis, a former commune in the Orne department, Normandy * Maison-Ponthieu * Maison-Roland, a commune in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France * Maison-Rouge, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France Music Songs * "Maison", by Dreamcatcher from '' Apocalypse: Save Us'' See also * Valérie Grand'Maison (born 1988), Canadian Paralympic swimmer * Zoé De Grand Maison (born 1995), Canadian actress * Maisons (other) * Mason (other) Mason may refer to: Occupations * Mason, brick mason, or b ...
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Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as " Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb ...
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Tunisia
) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , official_languages = Arabic Translation by the University of Bern: "Tunisia is a free State, independent and sovereign; its religion is the Islam, its language is Arabic, and its form is the Republic." , religion = , languages_type = Spoken languages , languages = Minority Dialects : Jerba Berber (Chelha) Matmata Berber Judeo-Tunisian Arabic (UNESCO CR) , languages2_type = Foreign languages , languages2 = , ethnic_groups = * 98% Arab * 2% Other , demonym = Tunisian , government_type = Unitary presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Kais Saied , leader_ti ...
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Avenue Habib Bourguiba
Avenue Habib Bourguiba ( aeb, شارع حبيب بورڨيبة) is the central thoroughfare of Tunis, and the historical political and economic heart of Tunisia. It is named for Habib Bourguiba, the first President of Tunisia and the national leader of the Tunisian independence movement. Today, the broad Avenue aligned in an east-west direction, lined with trees and facades of shops, and fronted with street cafes on both sides, and which is compared to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and its extension, the Avenue de France, Place de l'Indépendance marking the central roundabout with Lake of Tunis at the eastern end. Many of the important monuments are located along this avenue, including Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul, French Embassy in Tunisia and Théâtre municipal de Tunis. Most cities in Tunisia also have an Avenue Habib Bourguiba. History The road was originally known as the "Promenade de la Marine", a poor quality road which grew muddy in winter and dusty in summer. Wit ...
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Avenue Mohammed V (Tunis)
The Avenue Mohammed V is one of the most important avenues of Tunis , capital of the Tunisia . Named Mohammed V, King of Morocco and measuring about 1.5 km. Description Until the mid-1950s, it was abandoned and muddy terrain and one of the city's slums. Shortly after independence, following the decree of March 16, 1957 authorizing the demolition of gourbi-ville, it was razed by the public authorities and renamed after Mohammed V of Morocco, becoming one of the most active avenues. and prestigious in the capital. Before 1957, it was known under the name of Esplanade Gambetta in honor of Léon Gambetta, French lawyer became thereafter Chairman under the Third Republic. Avenue Mohammed V hosts the headquarters of the major banks in Tunisia, such as Société Tunisienne de Banque, the Banque Nationale Agricole, the Amen Bank but also Banque de l'Habitat whose tower has sixteen floors, the siege of Department of Tourism, the second siege of the Ministry of higher Edu ...
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Great Synagogue Of Tunis
The Grand Synagogue of Tunis () is a synagogue inside the Tunisia, Tunisian capital of Tunis. History 20th century The idea for a synagogue was originally requested by the 19th-century Italian Jewish statesman , and finally established in 1937 by French architect , who chose to design it in the Art Deco architectural style. The synagogue was shut down by Nazi Germany during the Tunisian campaign, German occupation of Tunisia, but resumed operations after the country was liberated by Allies of World War II, Allied forces. In 1967, Pogrom, anti-Jewish rioters motivated by the then-ongoing Six-Day War trashed and looted the synagogue, burning it to the ground and destroying the sacred Torah scroll, Torah scrolls, resulting in the abandonment of the building. In the 1990s Zine El Abidine Ben Ali funded the building's restoration. 21st century In 2011 Islamic extremist rioters attacked the synagogue and damaged it, chanting Khaybar Khaybar, Khaybar, Khaybar during the riot ...
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Radio Tunis
Radio Tunis called Tunisian National Radio ( ar, الإذاعة الوطنية التونسية) or Radio of Tunisia (), founded in October 1938, is the primary radio station of Tunisia whose offices are located at Tunis. History Background The broadcasting was developed lately in Tunisia with the appearance of private stations broadcasting from Sfax and Bizerte from 1935 and Tunis from 1937.Serge La Barbera and Lucette Valensi, ''Les Français de Tunisie. 1930–1950'', éd. L'Harmattan, Paris, 2006, Philippe Soupault served as the director between 1937 and 1940. The radio's co-tenant inclines listeners to connect to the BBC Radio Rome, Toulouse Radio, Radio Algiers Radio Paris Radio Paris was a French radio broadcasting company best known for its Axis propaganda broadcasts in Vichy France during World War II. Radio Paris evolved from the first private radio station in France, called Radiola, founded by pioneering Frenc ... or Radio Bari. Filmography * ''Philippe ...
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