El Menzah ( ar, المنزه), is the name given to a group of suburbs located at the north of the agglomeration of
Tunis
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, capital of
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Description
Created for middle class and upper classes, it is a
subdivision
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of residencies, villas and buildings. These subdivisions are numbered from I to X by date of creation, the number I, built in 1953 (now El Menzah I) and the following in the years 1990 and 2000.
Menzah II and III existed for a short time before that they were renamed
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The subdivisions are administratively attached to the
governorates
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of
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois
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(
délégation of El Menzah) and of
Aryanah
Ariana ( ar, أريانة ') is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part the agglomeration of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around . It is the capital of Ariana Governorate and the country' ...
. El Menzah I, IV and IX are part of the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Tunis, totalising inhabitants, and El Menzah V to VII, are attached to the municipality of
Aryanah
Ariana ( ar, أريانة ') is a coastal city in north-eastern Tunisia, part the agglomeration of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the north of Tunis city center, around . It is the capital of Ariana Governorate and the country' ...
, totaling inhabitants.
Education
The Italian international school of Tunis,
Istituto Scolastico Italiano "Giovan Battista Hodierna", is in El Menzah.
Dove siamo
" Istituto Scolastico Italiano "Giovan Battista Hodierna". Retrieved on 25 October 2015. "Avenue Tahar Ben Ammar 1013 El Menzah 9B - Tunisi"
Image:PanoramiqueTunis2010.jpg, Panoramic view of El Menzah
Image:El menzah 1955.jpg, El Menzah I in 1955
Image:El_Menzah Olympic City.jpg, Olympic city of El Menzah
Image:QuartierElMenzah9Tunis.JPG, View of El Menzah IX
References
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Geography of Tunisia
Tunis