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Mohamedia, Tunisia

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Town in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia

Mohamedia al-Muhammadiya
Town
Photograph of the ruins of Mohamedia, Tunisia, including Mohamedia Palace. This color photochrome print was made in 1899 in Tunis, Tunisia.
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ben Arous Governorate
Delegation(s)	Mohamedia
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Mohamedia is a town in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. was governed by the joint municipality of Mohamedia before its becomes an independent municipality, it is also the seat of an eponymous [fr] governoral delegation.

Near the town are the ruinsof MegalopolisaRoman Era civitas (town)ofRoman Proconsulari.

Mohamedia was formerly known by the name of Ṭunbudha, and has been known by the current name of al-Muhammadiya since around the 11th century CE. The town grew up around the strategic Byzantine fortress of Tunbudha which, from its hilltop position, controlled the roads into Tunis and Carthage. Equipped with an Arab garrison soon after the Muslim conquest of Carthage by Hasan ibn al-Nu'man at the end of the 7th century, Tunbudha was the site of a rebellion in the 9th century. The local ruler, Mansur al-Tunbudhi, led the junds in revolt against the Aghlabid dynasty.^[1]

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36°41′N 10°09′E / 36.683°N 10.150°E / 36.683; 10.150

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