Ezzahra
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Ezzahra
الزهراء | |
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Commune and town | |
  Ezzahra | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.74389°N 10.30833°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Ben Arous Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Rayen Hamzaoui |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 36,298 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 2034 |
| Website | www |
Ezzahra (Arabic: الزهراء) is a coastal city on the outskirts of Tunis located south of the capital. Ezzahra is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the municipalities of Rades, Hammam Lif and Boumhel EL-Bassatine. Administratively attached to the governorate of Ben Arous, it is the seat of a delegation and a municipality of 31,792 inhabitants (in 2014) while the city itself has a population of 6000 inhabitants. The municipality of Ezzahra consists of four cities: Ezzahra, El Habib, 18 January and Borj El-Louzir.
History
[edit]The municipality was founded on September 10, 1909, during the colonial period, under the name of Saint-Germain and was subsequently renamed Ezzahra after the independence of Tunisia in honor of national fighter Lazhar Chraïti (1919-1963).
Culture
[edit]Ezzahra organizes a theater festival each summer. It also has a basketball club (Ezzahra Sports) among the best in Tunisia and there also is two of the oldest elementary schools and high schools in Tunisia (Al Jomhouriya Avenue Elementary School) and (Ibn Rachik High School).
Ezzahra is also the birthplace of the Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath.
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[edit]36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.7439°N 10.3083°E
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