Menzel Jemil (

Tunisian Arabic Tunisian Arabic, or simply Tunisian, is a set of dialects of Maghrebi Arabic spoken in Tunisia. It is known among its over 11 million speakers aeb, translit=Tounsi/Tounsiy, label=as, تونسي , "Tunisian" or "Everyday Language" to distingu ...

: منزل جميل ) is a coastal town and municipality in north-eastern

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, 60 km north of the capital,

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. Administratively it is located in the Menzel Jemil Delegation of the

Bizerte Governorate Bizerte Governorate ( ar, ولاية بنزرت ' ) is the northernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia, approximately rectangular and having a long north coast. It covers an area of 3,750 km² including two lar ...

. Geographically Menzel Jemil is located on the east side of the Bizerte Lagoon and it is now considered part of the city of Bizerte metropolitan area. The municipality had 41,343 inhabitants ( census)."Résultats du Recensement 2004: Gouvernorat: Bizerte" ''Institute National de la Statistique - Tunisie''
, in French Menzel Jemil is Arabic for "the beautiful hostel". Remel beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Tunisia. It is also the panoramic view of the huge Remel forest. Menzel Jemil has an important industrial zone where foreign and local firms are installed; most of them deal with textile industry and wiring. The town also has an important military base, owing to its strategic location in the far north of Tunisia. Most of the inhabitants are farmers or working overseas.

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