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|title = The Neo-Punic Inscriptions and Coin Legends
|publisher = University of Leiden
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060629212917/http://website.leidenuniv.nl/~jongelingk/projects/neopunic-inscr/puninscr.html
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Many protests took place during the [[Arab Spring]] of 2011–12.
On 18 March 2015, [[Bardo National Museum attack|two gunmen attacked]] the [[Bardo National Museum (Tunis)|Bardo National Museum]] and held hostages.<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-security-idUSKBN0ME18E20150318|title=Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, kill 17 foreign tourists|date=18 March 2017|via=Reuters}}</ref> Twenty civilians and one policeman were killed in the attack, while around 50 others were injured.<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news|title=The Latest: French President Mourns Tunisia Victims|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/18/world/middleeast/ap-ml-tunisia-attack-the-latest.html|
==Geography==
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|source 2 = [[NOAA]] (precipitation days/humidity/sun 1961–1990),<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
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| title = Tunis-Carthage Climate Normals 1961–1990
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{{cite web
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The medina contains most of the major mosques in the capital which were built before the advent of the French protectorate. The mosque in the Kasbah, was founded in 1230. Practicing the [[Hanafi]] rite since 1584, it is recognisable mainly by the dome as well as its minaret, similar to the Koutoubia in [[Marrakesh]] and is the highest in the city.<ref name="MUN">{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/fr/culture_lieu_culte0.htm Lieux de culte (Municipalité de Tunis)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811155804/http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/fr/culture_lieu_culte0.htm |date=2009-08-11 }}</ref> [[Ksar Mosque]], also of the [[Hanafi]] rite, is located in front of Dar Hussein (Bab Menara) and was built in the 12th century.<ref name="MUN"/> The [[Hammouda Pasha Mosque]], built in 1655, is the second mosque built by the Hanafi rite in Tunis.<ref name="MUN"/> [[Youssef Dey Mosque]] operated primarily as public speaking venue before becoming a real mosque in 1631.<ref name="MUN"/> The [[Sidi Mahrez Mosque]] is the largest mosque Hanafi mosque in terms of area but not the tallest. Built in 1692, it resembles the Ottoman [[Süleymaniye Mosque]] in [[Istanbul]].<ref name="MUN"/> The [[Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque]], built between 1808 and 1814 was the last mosque built by the Tunis Husseinites before the French occupation.<ref name="MUN"/>
The presence of modern churches in Tunis are also testimony to the French presence for half a century. Tunis is the seat of the [[Diocese of Tunis]], with the seat located at the [[Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul]], The church was built in 1897 on the site of the old Christian cemetery of Saint-Antoine.<ref name="MUN"/> This includes a network of Catholic buildings, including the Church of St. Joan of Arc, but also with the Protestant Reformed Church and the Anglican church Saint-Georges.<ref>Cette dernière est construite sur ordre du souverain Romdhane Bey en 1696 pour y inhumer la dépouille de sa mère d'origine italienne et de culte protestant. Elle est gérée par l'ambassade du Royaume-Uni à Tunis.</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Miller|first1=Duane|title=Contextuality, Contextualization, and the New Christians of Tunis|journal=Pharos Journal of Theology|date=2016|volume=97|pages=1–13|url=https://www.academia.edu/24369709/Contextuality_Contextualization_and_the_New_Christians_of_Tunis|
[[Greeks]] used to enjoy an important presence in the city since ancient times. Tunis is the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Holy Archdiocese of Carthage with jurisdiction over [[Algeria]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], and Tunisia. It belongs to the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa]], and its cathedral, small school and other buildings are in Central Tunis.
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Tunis is served by the [[Tunis-Carthage International Airport]]. The growing metropolitan area is served by an extensive network of public transportation including buses, an above-ground light rail system (le Metro), as well a regional train line (the [[TGM]]) that links the city centre to its closest northern suburbs. Multi-lane autoroutes surround the city and serve the increasing number of privately owned cars one encounters in Tunisia.
The Tunis area is served by the [[Métro léger de Tunis|métro léger]] ([[Arabic language|Ar.]]: المترو الخفيف لمدينة تونس) and [[TGM]] (Tunis-Goulette-Marsa), as well as bus services, and is linked to other places in Tunisia by [[SNCFT]], the national railways. The important transport authorities are the [[Société des Transports de Tunis]] (STT)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snt.com.tn/ |title=e-Market place | |publisher=Snt.com.tn |date=2012-11-13 |
<ref>http://www.oaca.nat.tn/ OACA</ref>
The [[A1 motorway (Tunisia)|A1 motorway]] connects Tunis with [[Sfax]] to the south, and the [[A3 motorway (Tunisia)|A3]] with [[Oued Zarga]] and [[Béja]] to the west, while the [[A4 motorway (Tunisia)|A4]] is the link with [[Bizerte]].
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* {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Amman]], Jordan<ref name="tunis"/>
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil<ref name="commune-tunis1">{{cite web|url=http://www.commune-tunis.gov.tn/publish/content/article.asp?id=771 |title=بوابة مدينة تونس |publisher=Commune-tunis.gov.tn |
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Montreal]], Canada <ref name="commune-tunis1"/>
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Cologne]], Germany<ref name="tunis"/>
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* {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia<ref name="tunis"/>
* {{flagicon|POR}} [[Lisbon]], Portugal<ref name="tunis"/><ref name="Lisbon twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.anmp.pt/anmp/pro/mun1/gem101l0.php?cod_ent=M1100|title=Lisboa – Geminações de Cidades e Vilas|
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marseille]], France<ref name="tunis"/>
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Moscow]], Russia<ref name="tunis"/>
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