Gabès Governorate is one of the 24 governorates

Governorates of Tunisia

||Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates : Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Bouzid Siliana Sousse Tataouine...

 of Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. It is located in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 7175 square kilometres (2,770.3 sq mi) and has a population of 343,000 (2004 census). The capital is Gabès

Gabès

Gabès , also spelt Cabès, Cabes, Kabes, Gabbs and Gaps, the ancient Tacape, is the capital city of the Gabès Governorate, a province of Tunisia. It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès. With a population of 116,323 it is the 6th largest Tunisian city.-History:Strabo refers to Tacape as an...

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Geography

The governorate of Gabès is located in southeast Tunisia on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès

Gulf of Gabès

The Gulf of Gabès is a gulf on Tunisia's east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, off North Africa. The gulf roughly spans the coast from modern day the town of Mahrès in Sfax Gouvernorate to Djerba...

, 376 km south of the capital, Tunis

Tunis

Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....

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It has some small cities, such as:

• Chenini Nahal
  Chenini Nahal
  Chenini Nahal is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 14,152....
  
  
• El Hamma
  El Hamma
  El Hamma is an oasis town located in the Gabès Governorate, 30 kilometers west of Gabès, Tunisia. Its population in 2004 was 34,835....
  
  
• Ghannouch
  Ghannouch
  Ghannouch is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 22,681....
  
   (Ghanoosh)
• Mareth
• Matwiya
• Matmâta
  Matmâta
  Matmata is a small Berber speaking town in southern Tunisia. Some of the local Berber residents live in traditional underground "troglodyte" structures. In 2004 it had a population of 2,116....
  
  
• Menzel el Habeeb
• Métouia
  Métouia
  Métouia is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,946.-References:...
  
  
• Nouvelle Matmata
  Nouvelle Matmata
  Nouvelle Matmata is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 6,642....
  
   (New Matmata)
• Oudhref
  Oudhref
  Oudhref is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 9,058.-References:...
  
  
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• Zarat
  Zarat, Tunisia
  Zarat is a town and commune in the Gabès Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 5,205....
  
  

Gabès has a hot Mediterranean climate. Gabès offers five contrasting landscapes: the beach, the mountains, the desert, small forest, oasis

Oasis

In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...

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Tourism

The most famous tourist site in Gabès governorate is Matmata

Matmâta

Matmata is a small Berber speaking town in southern Tunisia. Some of the local Berber residents live in traditional underground "troglodyte" structures. In 2004 it had a population of 2,116....

. Matmata is one of the rare cities in the world that is still in its original state. Gabès is famous for its mountains and natural places.