Country Tunisia Time zone CET (UTC1) Population 45,711 (2014) | Governorate Tunis Governorate Local time Friday 5:12 AM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 79% Humidity University Université européenne de Tunis | ||
La Goulette (Tunisian Arabic: حلق الوادي Ḥalq el-Wād, Italian: La Goletta) 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.
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Map of La Goulette, Tunisia
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.
La goulette tunisia 9th july 2014
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La Goulette Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA