Aousja
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Aousja also spelled Ousja or Aousdja (
Ghar El Melh district in the Bizerte Governorate of northern Tunisia, between El Alia and Ras Jebel, 48 kilometers north of Tunis. As of 2014 it had a population of 5,126 inhabitants.[1]
60% of the male population of Aousja works in the culture of potatoes, their average salary being about 180 dinars per month. Since 1998 a potato festival has been held annually in July, to the producer of the largest potato is awarded.
Furthermore, 35% of women work in the textile industry.
References
- ^ "Résultats du Recensement 2004". Institut National de la Statistique. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
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