Menzel Chaker is a very old town in the countryside of
Sfax
Sfax (; ar, صفاقس, Ṣafāqis ) is a city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterrane ...
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, formerly known as Triaga.
It is noticed for its production of olives and other fruits, vegetables and produces as Olive Oil.
It is in Sfax delegation, which is in the
Sfax Governorate
The Sfax Governorate ( ') is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 955,421 (2014) and an area of 7,545 km². Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands.
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, and nowadays, it contains nearly 2214 people.
The town served a real function in the
Tunisian French war (1881-1956) and during the construction of the state (1956-1964).
References
Populated places in Sfax Governorate
Communes of Tunisia
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