Skhira is a coastal town in Sfax Governate, central-eastern Tunisia. It is located at around 34°18′2″N10°4′15″E. It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Gabes. It has a large oil terminal for pipelines coming from the Tunisian and Algerian oilfields. The old village grew in the late nineteenth century as the centre of the export trade in esparto grass, used in the manufacture of paper.
The University of Sfax is a university located in Sfax, Tunisia. It was founded in 1986 and is organized in 8 Faculties.
The Sfax Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum located in Sfax, Tunisia.
Mahres, also known as Mahares or El Mahres, is a coastal town in Tunisia. Situated 300 kilometers south of Tunis and 32 kilometers south of Sfax, Mahres is part of the Sfax Governorate. Mahres's population increases drastically during its summer months when a large portion of its diaspora returns from Western European countries and from other regions of Tunisia to spend the summer in Mahres.
Agareb is a coastal town and commune in eastern Tunisia in the Sfax Governorate. It lies 20 kilometres from Sfax. As of 2004 it had a population of 9610.
Bir Ali Ben Khélifa is a town and commune in eastern Tunisia in the Sfax Governorate. It lies 60 kilometres from Sfax. As of 2004 the town had a population of 4460.
Béni Khiar is a town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 16,992.
Takelsa is a town and commune in the Nabeul Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 20,169.
Gremda is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 36,405.
Bir Salah is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 4,638.
Chihia is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 23,625.
Graïba is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 2,570.
Jebiniana is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia.
El Hencha is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,277.
Sakiet Eddaïer is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 40,717.
Sakiet Ezzit is a town and commune in the Sfax Governorate, Tunisia. Attached administratively to the governorate of Sfax, it is the center of a delegation counting 72 481 inhabitants in 2006 and is a municipality with 44,886 inhabitants in 2004.2 The city itself has a population of 12 613 inhabitants. As of 2004 it had a population of 44,886.
Mezzouna is a town and commune in the Sidi Bou Zid Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,101.
Regueb is a town and commune in the Sidi Bou Zid Governorate, central Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 7,892.
Zaouiet Sousse is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 10,455.
Kasbah of Sfax is a kasbah, an Islamic desert fortress, located in the southwestern corner of the ancient city of Sfax. It was used for a different purposes throughout the history, first a control tower built by the Aghlabids on the coast, then the seat of the municipal government, and then the main army barracks. Its construction was preceded by the deployment of the wall and the medina quarter. Today it is served as a museum of traditional architecture.
