Remada ( ar, رمادة) is a town in

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, close to the border with

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. It is located at around . Remada was built as a

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town by the French and is today home to a Tunisian

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. During the First World War, the French occupied the city and built houses for their soldiers.

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Populated places in Tataouine Governorate Communes of Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub