Sened ( ar, السند ') is a commune and small town in central
Tunisia
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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).[Berber language
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(
Sened) that was spoken there and at the nearby town of
Tmagourt until the mid-twentieth century. At the 2014 census it had a population of 9,581.
[Recensement de 2004 (Institut national de la statistique)]
In 1911, the whole town spoke Berber; by 1968, only the elderly did.
References
Communes of Tunisia
Populated places in Gafsa Governorate
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