What is the population of Ksour Essef, Mahdia?

Ksour Essef has a population of approximately 26,219 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Ksour Essef, Mahdia located?

Ksour Essef is located in Mahdia, Tunisia, at approximate coordinates 35.4163°, 10.9987°.

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Ksour Essef

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Total population

26,219

Coordinates35.42°, 11.00°

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www.commune-ksouressef.com

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Overview

Ksour Essef or Ksour Essaf is a town and commune in the Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia, about 200 km south of Tunis. As of 2014 it had a population of 36,274.

History & geography

History

The creation of the city coincided with the arrival of Banu Hilal in 1050. After the destruction of the city of Salakta and the arrival of the Arabs, most of the punic, Greek and Roman inhabitants converted to Islam. One of the must beautiful pieces in the Bardo National Museum is a bronze cuirass found in a local sepulture, discovered in 1910. It is an import from Italy datable to c.300 BC. The deceased had been buried in a sarcophagus of cypress wood which had traces of the ochre used at the funeral, as did the bones. This coffin is similar to that found at Gigthis with the following dimensions: 84 cm high, 180 cm long and 68 cm wide. Victor Guérin described the town in 1862: "a sizable town with a population of 5,000 people. It has several mosques, five zawiyas, and three madrasas or schools. Magnificent olive groves surround it."

Geography

Ksour Essef is divided into many suburbs, including El Babouss, El Tafalla, Bab El Ksar and Mallaji city. There are several beaches near the village of Salakta.

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