La Goulette
La Goulette
حلق الوادي | |
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![]() ![]() La Goulette Location in Tunisia | |
Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Tunis Governorate |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 45,711 |
Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
La Goulette (French pronunciation: [la ɡulɛt]), known in Arabic as Halq al-Wadi (حلق الوادي Ḥalq el-Wād), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia.
La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°ECoordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is the point of convergence of Tunisia's major road and rail networks.[1] La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM railway and to Europe by a ferry service.[2]
Origin of the name[]
The name derives from the "gullet" or "river's throat", a channel where the city is located, and not from the ship type schooner, called goélette, gulet, goleta or goletta in French, Turkish, Spanish and Italian.
Transit activities[]
In addition to its transit and cruise activities, the port of La Goulette also receives ships carrying homogeneous cargoes such as cars, bulk cereals. It handles a large portion of the country's imports and much of its exports (principally phosphates, iron ore, and fruits and vegetables).[2]
However, the development plan of the port provides for its specialization as a port exclusively reserved for passenger and tourist traffic.[3]
History[]
The Kasbah fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain but was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1574. The remains of Hispano-Turkish fortifications lie inland.[2]
The port was a popular destination for summer holidays in the 19th Century, known as 'La Petite Sicile'. It was also home to a sizeable Jewish, Italian, and Maltese community.[2]
See also[]
- European enclaves in North Africa before 1830
- Tunisian navy (1705-1881)
- Luis Fajardo, attacked this place in 1609
References[]
- ^ Linea, Corsica. "CORSICA linea". www.corsicalinea.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "La Goulette | Tunisia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Goulette – Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
External links[]
Media related to La Goulette at Wikimedia Commons
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