Bou Hajla is a town and commune in the

Kairouan Governorate Kairouan Governorate ( ') is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is landlocked and in the centre-east of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km2 and has a population of 570,559 (2014 census). The narrower province of Sous ...

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. it had a population of 6,002.Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
(French) Canadian oil and gas producer DualEx Energy International Inc said an initial evaluation of its Bouhajla Permit in Tunisia showed a reserve of more than of petroleum in place.
(French) The company said the evaluation showed a combined best estimate of of petroleum in place at its three Bouhajla prospects. With an initial investment of 5,200,000

Tunisian dinar The dinar ( ar, دينار, french: Dinar, ISO 4217 currency code: ''TND'') is the currency of Tunisia. It is subdivided into 1000 milim or millimes (). The abbreviation ''DT'' is often used in Tunisia, although writing "dinar" after the amount i ...

s, this permit is a partnership between Tunisia DualEx Inc. and the Tunisian Company of Petroleum Activities for the production of oil and gas from the site. The town lacks previous industrial developments and has a higher-than-average unemployment rate.

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Populated places in Kairouan Governorate Communes of Tunisia Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Tunisia-geo-stub

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