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Wikipedia: Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 1,200,000 in 2008 and over 3,980,500 in the greater Tunis area. It is Tunisia's largest city. Situated on a large Mediterranean Sea gulf, behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette (Halq al Wadi), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it.
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!["Porte de France" or "Sea Gate", Tunis ["Porte de France" or "Sea Gate", Tunis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TUNISpdfrance_s.jpg)
![Tunis railway station [Tunis railway station]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gare_Tunis_s.jpg)
![St. Louis Cathedral on the Byrsa hill at Carthage [St. Louis Cathedral on the Byrsa hill at Carthage]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Acropolium_s.jpg)
![Hannibal Barca, still considered one of the greatest strategists of all time. [Hannibal Barca, still considered one of the greatest strategists of all time.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/5_TND_obverse_s.jpg)
![View of Tunis c. 1890-1900. Zaytuna Mosque is slightly right of center. [View of Tunis c. 1890-1900. Zaytuna Mosque is slightly right of center.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunisia_view_1890s2_s.jpg)
![National Library of Tunisia [National Library of Tunisia]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BNTn_s.jpg)
![Overview of the city [Overview of the city]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/The_city_s.jpg)
![Tunis-Carthage International Airport [Tunis-Carthage International Airport]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/A_C3_A9roport_Tunis_s.jpg)
![(Terminal 2) [(Terminal 2)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis_Carthage_International_Airport_28Terminal_2_29_2_s.jpg)
![Tunisia national football team playing [Tunisia national football team playing]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunisia_Netherlands_28Stade_de_Rad_C3_A8s_29_3_s.jpg)
![Kasbah Square comprising the finance ministry and the prime ministry of Tunisia [Kasbah Square comprising the finance ministry and the prime ministry of Tunisia]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kasbah_Kassus_s.jpg)
![Golfe de Tunis et port de Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisie. [Golfe de Tunis et port de Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisie.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Golfe_de_Tunis_et_port_de_Sidi_Bou_Sa_C3_AFd_s.jpg)
![Hôtel de ville de Tunis (Tunisie) [Hôtel de ville de Tunis (Tunisie)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mairie_de_Tunis_s.jpg)
![Bab el Bhar - Porte De France [Bab el Bhar - Porte De France]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Porte_de_france_s.jpg)
![The National Opéra, in downtown Tunis. [The National Opéra, in downtown Tunis.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Theatre_Municipal_de_Tunis_s.jpg)
![A picture of Carthage [A picture of Carthage]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Karthago_Antoninus_Pius_Thermen_s.jpg)
![Carthaginian port [Carthaginian port]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Port_circulaire_laurier_rose_s.jpg)
![A picture of Tunis [A picture of Tunis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Panorama_tunis01_s.jpg)
![Tunis - Ave. Habib Bourguiba as seen from Carlton Hotel [Tunis - Ave. Habib Bourguiba as seen from Carlton Hotel]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis1_s.jpg)
![Urban evolution between 1890 and 1914 [Urban evolution between 1890 and 1914]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Plan_tunis_1890_1914_s.jpg)
![Extension of the city in the 1950s with the district of El Menzah [Extension of the city in the 1950s with the district of El Menzah]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/El_menzah_1955_s.jpg)
![Tunis-Beja motorway [Tunis-Beja motorway]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Autoroute_Tunis_Beja_2_s.jpg)
![Tunis-Marsa expressway [Tunis-Marsa expressway]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RN_9_Tunis_La_Marsa_2_s.jpg)
![The headquarter of the Banque internationale arabe de Tunisie [The headquarter of the Banque internationale arabe de Tunisie]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Si_C3_A8geSocialBIAT_s.jpg)
![Old man in Tunis [Old man in Tunis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Old_Man_in_Tunis_2_s.jpg)
![The Africa Hotel in the heart of the city [The Africa Hotel in the heart of the city]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Africa_Hotel_2_s.jpg)
![Headquarters of the national broadcasting services in Tunis [Headquarters of the national broadcasting services in Tunis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis_si_C3_A8ge_t_C3_A9l_C3_A9vision_s.jpg)
![Statue of Ibn Khaldoun in Independence Square [Statue of Ibn Khaldoun in Independence Square]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/StatueIbnKhaldounTunis_2_s.jpg)
![A souk shopkeeper [A souk shopkeeper]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunismarketseller_2_s.jpg)
![A Tunis suburb [A Tunis suburb]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/QuartiersElMenzah_ElManar_TunisNord_s.jpg)
![Punic pillars unearthed in Carthage. [Punic pillars unearthed in Carthage.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fragments_colonnes_MN_Carthage_2_s.jpg)
![Tunis lake [Tunis lake]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lac_de_Tunis_1_2_s.jpg)
![Finance museum in Money Square (city centre) [Finance museum in Money Square (city centre)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mus_C3_A9eFinanceTunis_s.jpg)
![Avenue Mohamed V in the financial district [Avenue Mohamed V in the financial district]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Avenue_Mohammed_V_Tunis_3_2_s.jpg)
![Tunis Municipal Theatre [Tunis Municipal Theatre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Theatre_municipal_Tunis_2_s.jpg)
![Faculty of the Human and Social Sciences [Faculty of the Human and Social Sciences]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/FaculteLettre9AvrilTunis_2_s.jpg)
![Bourguiba High School [Bourguiba High School]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/LyceePiloteBourguiba_2_s.jpg)
![Métro léger de Tunis [Métro léger de Tunis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunismetro1_1_s.jpg)
![Bardo National Museum [Bardo National Museum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/GiorcesBardo33_2_2_s.jpg)
![Belvédère Park dominating the city [Belvédère Park dominating the city]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belv_C3_A9d_C3_A8re_Tunis_s.jpg)
![Court of Dar Ben Abdallah [Court of Dar Ben Abdallah]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PatioDarBenAbdallah_2_s.jpg)
![Court of Dar Soulaimania, once the boarding lodge of Zeitouna University [Court of Dar Soulaimania, once the boarding lodge of Zeitouna University]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PatioDarSoulaimania_2_s.jpg)
![Bab El Bhar [Bab El Bhar]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis_porte_de_France_2_2_s.jpg)
![Artifacts from the siege of 149-146 [Artifacts from the siege of 149-146]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Vitrine_3e_guerre_punique_2_s.jpg)
![Cathedral of Saint Vincent [Cathedral of Saint Vincent]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Katedra_sw_wincentego_s.jpg)
![Walls and gates of the city in 1888 [Walls and gates of the city in 1888]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis_remparts_portes_s.jpg)
![Premier ministre Mustapha Khaznadar (George Kalkias Stravelakis) de 1837 à 1873 [Premier ministre Mustapha Khaznadar (George Kalkias Stravelakis) de 1837 à 1873]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Khazdadar_s.jpg)
![Historic map of Tunis by Piri Reis [Historic map of Tunis by Piri Reis]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis_by_Piri_Reis_2_s.jpg)
![Satellite view [Satellite view]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tunis_SPOT_1076_2_s.jpg)
![Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul [Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SVdP_Tunis_2_s.jpg)