Métlaoui ( aeb, متلوي ') is a town and commune in the

Gafsa Governorate Gafsa Governorate ( ') is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 7807 km2 and has a population of 337,331 (2014 census).Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

. In 2014 it had a population of 38,634.Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)

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Métlaoui is important railway station of southern Tunisia. City lies nearby

Sousse Sousse or Soussa ( ar, سوسة, ; Berber:''Susa'') is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf ...

Tozeur Tozeur ( ar, توزر, ; ber, ⵜⵓⵣⴻⵔ, Tuzər) is a city in southwest Tunisia. The city is located northwest of Chott el Djerid, in between this Chott and the smaller Chott el Gharsa. It is the capital of Tozeur Governorate. It was the ...

line. The branch to

Redeyef Redeyef ( ar, الرّدَيِّف ') is a town and commune in the Gafsa Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 26,143.Kasserine Kasserine ( ar, القصرين, al-Qasrīn, Tunisian Arabic: ڨصرين ') is the capital city of the Kasserine Governorate, in west-central Tunisia. It is situated below Jebel ech Chambi ( جبل الشعانبي), Tunisia's highest mountain. It ...

) splits nearby. This line is famous because is runs through scenic

selja gorges Selja Gorges (from the traditionnal transcription fr. ''Gorges de Selja'') or the Thelja Gorges as more recently transcribed from Arabic (arabic حلق الثالجة) are located in southern Tunisia in Gafsa Governorate. The gorges link the G ...

. Until the 2011 Jasmine Revolution, Métlaoui was home to a Natural History Museum filled with fossil specimens discovered during mining operations. In 2019, the fossil remains were re-excavated from the ruins and sent to the

University of Gafsa The University of Gafsa ( ar, جامعة قفصة) is a public university located in Gafsa, Tunisia. The university is oriented primarily toward sciences and information technology Organization * National Engineering School of Gafsa Referenc ...

for storage.

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

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