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La Goulette
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La Goulette is the port of Tunis
, the capital of Tunisia
. The Kasbah
fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain
but was captured by the Ottoman Turks
in 1574. La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5"N 10°18′18"E.
The name derives from the "gullet", a channel where the city is located, not from the ship type schooner
, called goélette, goleta or goletta in French, Spanish and Italian.
La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM
railway.
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....
, the capital 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...
. The Kasbah
Kasbah
A kasbah or qassabah is a type of medina, Islamic city, or fortress .It was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under attack. A kasbah has high walls, usually without windows. Sometimes, they were built on hilltops so that they could be more easily defended...
fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
but was captured by the Ottoman Turks
Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman...
in 1574. La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5"N 10°18′18"E.
The name derives from the "gullet", a channel where the city is located, not from the ship type schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
, called goélette, goleta or goletta in French, Spanish and Italian.
La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM
TGM
Tunis-Goulette-Marsa or TGM is a 19 km Tunisian railway line linking the capital Tunis with La Marsa via La Goulette.The TGM was the first railway in Tunisia and inaugurated in 1872. Since 1905 it has been known as the TGM...
railway.
External links
- http://www.lagoulette.net
- 1996 film inspired by pre-1967 religious diversity in area