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Ezzahra

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Commune and town in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia

Ezzahra الزهراء
Commune and town
Ezzahra
Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.74389°N 10.30833°E / 36.74389; 10.30833
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ben Arous Governorate
Government
• Mayor	Mohamed Rayen Hamzaoui
Population  (2014)
• Total	34,962
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	2034
Website	www.commune-ezzahra.gov.tn

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.

See also[edit]

• List of cities in Tunisia

References[edit]

36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.7439°N 10.3083°E / 36.7439; 10.3083

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