Ras Jebel
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Ras El jebel
رأس الجبل Ras el-Jebel | |
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Ras Jebel, also known as Ras el-Djebel, is a
The name of the city refers to the summit or end of the mountain, thus evoking the end of the Atlas Mountains.Geography
Ras Jebel is set on a hill on Cap Sidi[2] overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It has an altitude of 53 meters (174 ft).[3]
History
During the
Towards the second half of the 14th century, the Andalusians expelled from Spain would have settled on the site after having benefited from agricultural concessions. The inhabitants of the town carry Ghwalbia's gentile in reference to the Arab tribe of Banou Ghalib from the Spanish region of Zaragoza, whence the majority of the first wave of refugee Moriscos that settled in Ras Jebel originated. A road linking the port of Carthage to the region of Ras Jebel is called "Qalat el-Andalus" (Citadel of the Andalusians).
Demography
In 1956 the population of the village was 10 thousand and in 1975 was 15 thousand people.[4] As of 2004 the
Economy
Historically, the region around Ras Jebel has been predominantly
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Over the last decades, a textile industry has been established in the outskirts of the city. The first plants to be established are those of Lee Cooper. This industry employs a large number of young workers from Ras Jebel and neighboring villages. Several brands have already produced jeans in Ras Jebel such as Pepe Jeans, Joseph, Le temps des cerises.
Gallery
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Plain
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Siège de la municipalité
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Siège de la délégation
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Maison de la culture Hassen-Belkhodja
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Entrée du marché
See also
References
- ^ Ras El Djebel at Michelline.
- ^ http://www.geographic.org/geographic_Names/name-php?uni1036195&fid=6164&c=tunisia
- ^ mapcarta.com/17281142
- ^ populstat.info/Africa/Tunisia.htm
- ^ (in French) Recensement de 2004 au niveau municipal (Institut national de la statistique) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Majid Mathlouthi, Fethi Lebdi 2007|Gestion en commun des infrastructures d'un périmètre d'irrigation au nord de la Tunisie, at planbleu.org.