Ksar Hellal
Ksar Hellal (Arabic: قصر هلال, romanized: Qaṣr Hilāl) is a town and commune in the Monastir Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2014 it had a population of 49,376.[1] Although not a major tourist attraction, the town overlooks some of the cleanest beaches in the region.
Ksar Hellal | |
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Commune and town | |
Ksar Hellal town hall | |
| Nickname: عاصمة النسيج capitale de textile | |
Ksar Hellal | |
| Coordinates: 35°38′34.4″N 10°53′28.0″E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Monastir Governorate |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 53,871 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Notable people
- Houcine Dimassi, the Minister of Finance, Under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali
- Ons Jabeur, professional tennis player
- Nejib Ayed, film producer
- Haj Ali Soua, a Tunisian trader and philanthropist
- Amor Rourou, Politician
- Abdelfattah Boussetta, a Tunisian Sculptor and visual artist
- M'hamed Hassine Fantar, a Tunisian author and historian
References
- "Recensement de 2014 (Institut national de la statistique)" (PDF). census.ins.tn (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
External links
- Media related to Ksar Hellal at Wikimedia Commons
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