Country Tunisia Time zone CET (UTC+1) | Governorate Sousse Governorate Local time Tuesday 4:08 AM | |
Weather 13°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Sidi El Hani (or Sidi Al-Hani) is a town and commune in the Sousse Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 3,058. It gives its name to the largest lake of the governorate, a natural salt lake or salt pan in dry seasons, the Sebkhet de Sidi El Hani which is shared with between one and two other areas depending on precipitation and its maximum extent forms the official boundary with part of a third, Monastir Governorate. The town is 30km south-west of the coast, its straightest connection being by Tunisian Railways, with a secondary connection by road, the P12 road which is a principal road to Kairouan from the A1 a few kilometres to the east.
Map of Sidi Al-Hani, Tunisia
During the Roman Empire Sidi El Hani was a Roman town of the Province of Africa Proconsularae. The remains a large amphitheater are still seen.