Den Den

Den Den

الدندان
Den Den الدندان
Commune and town
	Coordinates: 36°48′08″N 10°06′38″E
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Manouba Governorate
Delegation	Manouba
Government
• Mayor	Fathi Bourgou
Population (2014)
• Total	26,763
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Den Den, (Arabic: الدندان) is a town and commune in the Manouba Governorate, Tunisia, part of the western banlieue of Tunis. As of 2014 it had a population of 26,763.^[2] This population count includes both Den Den and the town of Ksar Saïd. Formerly mainly devoted to farming as located within the part of Tunisia suitable for market gardening, it has been progressively integrated in the Tunisian urban area. Within the city are located several palaces who belonged to the Beys of Tunis of the Husainid dynasty, they were used as winter residences. The most lavish one, the Zarrouk palace, named after minister Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk, is still in use for various entertainment purposes. A craft village aiming to promote was also built in the commune by the National Office of Tunisian Handicrafts ^[3]

During the Algerian War, the National Liberation Front establishes a prison there where it incarcerated its political opponents, French film director René Vautier was imprisoned there for several months.^[4]

The is also located within the commune.

References[]

^ "Décret du 8 août 2012 modifiant le décret du 12 avril 2011 portant nomination de délégations spéciales dans certaines communes du territoire tunisien" (PDF). www.legislation.tn (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "التعداد العام للسكان والسكنى" (PDF). census.ins.tn. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ "Maison de l'Artisanat du Denden". villagesartisanauxdetunisie.tn (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ Vautier, René. Caméra citoyenne, Mémoires. Éditions Apogée. pp. 133–156.

Coordinates: 36°48′08″N 10°06′38″E / 36.80222°N 10.11056°E / 36.80222; 10.11056

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[1] "Décret du 8 août 2012 modifiant le décret du 12 avril 2011 portant nomination de délégations spéciales dans certaines communes du territoire tunisien" (PDF). www.legislation.tn (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[2014census-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "التعداد العام للسكان والسكنى" (PDF). census.ins.tn. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[3] "Maison de l'Artisanat du Denden". villagesartisanauxdetunisie.tn (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[4] Vautier, René. Caméra citoyenne, Mémoires. Éditions Apogée. pp. 133–156.

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