Jemmal ( ar, جمال) is a city in the

Monastir Governorate Monastir Governorate ( ' ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 1,019 km2 (393 mi2) and has a population of 548,828 (2014 census). The capital is Monastir. Ad ...

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, located about south of Monastir. As of 2014 it had a population of 50,275. The city is well known for its historic Grand Mosque and is at the centre of a region of olive groves. A festival takes place each year during the olive harvest season in November or December. It is also an important industrial center for textiles and manufacturing; the manufacturing industry employs about half of Jemmal's active population. An industrial zone was established in 2005 on 7.5 hectares (.03 sq. miles), along the road that connects Jemmal to the town of

Moknine Moknine ( ar, المكنين) is a town and commune in the Monastir Governorate, Tunisia. See also *List of cities in Tunisia This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold. List ...

Notable people

Taïeb Baccouche Taïeb Baccouche (born 1 November 1944) is a Tunisian politician who has been Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union since 2016. Previously he served in the government of Tunisia as Ministry of Education (Tunisia), Minister of Education in 20 ...

-Minister of Education since 2011

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* Populated places in Monastir Governorate Communes of Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub