Bou Salem (بوسالم) is a

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and

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in the

Jendouba Governorate Jendouba Governorate ( ' ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is predominantly in the high hills of the Tell Atlas north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of 3,102 km2 and h ...

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. As of 2004 it had a

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of 20,098.Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)
by 2014 this had grown 35,192.

History

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, Bou Salem was the site of an imperial domain, the '' Saltus Burunitanus'', an important

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was found three

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s from the town; it shows the settlers of the imperial domain petition the emperor Commodus to complain about the corruption of the procurator of the field, farmers and violence of the soldiers. The city was named Souk El Khemis ("Thursday market") until 1966, in relation to the weekly market held in what was an agricultural town. Located in the

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valley, its main economic activity remains

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. It is located on the territory of the Ouled Bou Salem tribe, which borders the territory of the Berber of Kroumirs. It was known as Souk El Khemis until 1966.http://www.cnudst.rnrt.tn/jortsrc/1966/1966f/jo02066.pdf

Infrastructure

The city of Bou-salem is connected within the Tunisian Highway System since 2016 with the extension of the A3 Highway from the neighboring Governorate of Béja.

References

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

History

Infrastructure

See also

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