Aïn Djeloula | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 35°48′N9°47′E / 35.800°N 9.783°E Coordinates: 35°48′N9°47′E / 35.800°N 9.783°E | |
Country | |
Governorate | Kairouan Governorate |
Population (2014) [1] | |
• Total | 1,757 |
Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Aïn Djeloula is a small town and commune in the Kairouan Governorate of central Tunisia, situated 30 kilometers west of Kairouan and the eastern mountains of Jebel Ousselat. In 2004 it had a population of 1,651.
Kairouan Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is landlocked and in the centre-east of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km² and has a population of 570,559. The narrower province of Sousse borders it to the east, the nearest coastline The capital is Kairouan. Lowland parts of the province are semi-arid, experiencing in most years light rains in the winter months and scant rainfall in other months but higher parts attract relief precipitation in and around the Djebel Zhagdoud and a large part of the Djebel Serj national parks, in the north-east of the province which are geologically outcrops of the Dorsal Atlas mountains in the province to the north.
The surroundings contain numerous caves housing prehistoric remains.
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