Sfax
Tunisian town
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Summary
Sfax is a municipality of Tunisia[1]. Sfax ranks in the top 2% of municipality of tunisia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,564 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sfax Governorate[3]
- Country: Tunisia[4]
- Shares border with: Gulf of Gabès[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Grenoble[6], Makhachkala[7], Marburg[8], Safi[9], Dakar[10], Casablanca[11], Oran[12], Halle (Saale)[13], Douala[14]
- Postal code: 3000[15]
- Part of: Central Coastal Tunisia[16]
- Commons category: Sfax[17]
- Official website: http://www.commune-sfax.gov.tn/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sfax[19]
- Population: 272,801[20], 265,131[21]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Capital of: Sfax Governorate[24], delegation of Sfax Ville[25], delegation of Sfax Ouest[26], delegation of Sfax Sud[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sfax[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Sfax[29]
- Demonym: Sfaxien[30], Sfaxienne[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sfax[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 24 m[33]
- Area: 56 km²[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Sfax[35]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Sfax[36]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Sfax include Sfax–Thyna International Airport[37], an airport[38], in Tunisia[39].
Why It Matters
Sfax has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Sfax is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Sfax include Sfax–Thyna International Airport[37], an airport[38], in Tunisia[39].