Tunisia

Algeria's eastern neighbor

Tunisia is a country in North Africa, bordered by Algeria, Libya, and the Mediterranean Sea.

It occupies the site of ancient Carthage and was the birthplace of the Arab Spring protests in 2010.

The adjective and noun for its people is Tunisian: Tunisian cuisine, She's a Tunisian living in Paris.

culture

Berber

North African ethnic group

  • ArabicSemitic language family member
  • medinaHistoric Arab city core
  • souksArab open-air markets

mosaic · couscous · harissa · olive oil · calligraphy · ceramics · carpet weaving · oud · Ramadan · hammam

tourism

beaches

Sandy coastal areas

medina · scuba diving · golf · oasis · souvenirs

history

Carthage

Phoenician colony that challenged Rome

Roman · Byzantine · Vandal · Ottoman · Scipio · independence · Zama · amphitheater

geography

Maghreb

Northwest African region

revolution

Arab Spring

2010s Middle Eastern revolutions

democracy · self-immolation · civil resistance · political reform · transition · constitution · human rights · freedom · autocracy · dictatorship

African

African Union

Continental intergovernmental organization

Algiers · North Africa · migration · Pan-African · regional cooperation

Mediterranean

coastline

Land-water boundary

seaport · climate · trade routes · coral · marine life · sailing · ferry · naval · tuna · sea bass

Arab

diglossia

Coexisting language varieties, distinct roles

Arabization · bilingualism · French influence

Categories
Opposites
maghreb regional contrast

TunisiaAlgeria

Maghreb nation, largest African

Morocco · Libya · Mauritania · Egypt

arab spring political trajectory

TunisiaSyria

Levant country, capital Damascus

Libya · Egypt · Yemen · Bahrain

geographic antipode/distance

TunisiaNew Zealand

Pacific island nation

Australia · Fiji · Tonga

Family

Tunis, Tunisian

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G