Tunisian Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Which place completes this sentence about Djerba–Zarzis International Airport? The airport was enlarged and named ______ Zarzis International Airport in 1970.
  2. Which place completes this sentence about Mos Espa? The landing site for C-3PO and R2-D2's escape pod was filmed in sand dunes at La Grande Dune, near Nefta, and exterior shots of Mos Eisley spaceport…
  3. Which place completes this sentence about Tamerza? Tamarza is located close to the Algerian border, 70 km from ______.
  4. Which place completes this sentence about Hippo Diarrhytus? With its occupation of Tunisia in 1881, France gained control of ______ and built a large naval harbour in the city.
  5. Which place completes this sentence about Hippo Diarrhytus? During the Second World War, the German and Italian armies occupied ______ until Allied troops defeated them on 7 May 1943.
  6. Which place completes this sentence about Hippo Diarrhytus? Due to ______'s strategic location on the Mediterranean, France retained control of the city and their naval base after Tunisian independenc…
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Hippo Diarrhytus? In 1961 Tunisian forces blockaded the area of ______ and demanded French withdrawal.
  8. Which place completes this sentence about Ruspina? Ruspina was a Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman town located in ______, Tunisia, situated in Roman times in Africa propria, and mentioned by Pliny t…
  9. Which place completes this sentence about Ruspina? Nathan Davis believes it was located at modern day ______.
  10. Which place completes this sentence about Tabarka? Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on ______ by the French colonial authorities in 1952.
  11. Which place completes this sentence about Tabarka? The airport in ______ was named Airport 7 Novembre until the Tunisian revolution; it was then renamed Tabarka-Ain Draham International Airport.
  12. Complete the sentence about Tataouine with the correct year: In March ______, it was reported that ISIL was using Tataouine as a military base, but these claims were denied by the Tunisian government.
  13. Complete the sentence about Tataouine with the correct year: Among dinosaurs, Tataouinea is a genus of rebbachisaurid dinosaurs with avian-like bone structures described in ______.
  14. Complete the sentence about Tabarka with the correct year: Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on Tabarka by the French colonial authorities in…
  15. Complete the sentence about Tabarka with the correct year: In ______ the island was given by the Ottoman Bey of Tunis as a concession to the Genoese Lomellini family.
  16. Complete the sentence about Tabarka with the correct year: The Genoese were in the service of Spain during ______ at the request of Emperor Charles V who was interested in coral fishing.
  17. Complete the sentence about Tabarka with the correct year: The grant was possibly due to a secret ransom for the release of the pirate Turkish Dragut, captured in Girolata in ______ by Giannettino Dor…
  18. Complete the sentence about Bardo National Museum with the correct year: On 18 March ______, an Islamist terrorist group attacked the museum and took tourists hostage in the building.
  19. Complete the sentence about Medina of Sfax with the correct year: On 12 February ______, the Tunisian government submitted a nomination to add it on the UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage List.
  20. Complete the sentence about Lampedusa with the correct year: In ______, the island received the Jan Karski Eagle Award, as the first and only time that the award was given out three times in a year.
  21. Complete the sentence with the correct year: The 81st flew P-39 Airacobras from the airfield between 26 May and 10 August ______.
  22. Complete the sentence about Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport with the correct year: Monastir Airport first began operating in ______ under the control of the Office of Civil Aviation and…
  23. Complete the sentence about Flamingo with the correct year: A pair of African flamingos which had not yet had their wings clipped escaped from the Wichita, Kansas, zoo in ______.
  24. Complete the sentence about Thapsus with the correct year: The Catholic Church reëstablished it in ______ as a titular see.
  25. Complete the sentence about Siliana with the correct year: In November ______, Siliana witnessed clashes between protesters for unemployment and the local police.
  26. Complete the sentence about Menzel Bourguiba with the correct year: The town's name translates as "House of Bourguiba", as it was named after the first president of independent Tunisia, Habib Bourguib…
  27. Complete the sentence about Menzel Bourguiba with the correct year: In ______, the French government took the decision to build an arsenal on a strategic site between lakes Ichkeul and Bizerte.
  28. Complete the sentence about Jendouba with the correct year: Under the French, Jendouba Ville is remembered as the Tunisian area where the civil demand for independence from French colonization started…
  29. Complete the sentence about Jendouba with the correct year: The protests started in the town of Oued Meliz on April 4, ______, before arriving in the capital and becoming a national movement.
  30. Complete the sentence about Jendouba with the correct year: During Operation Torch, the town was captured by paratroops of the British 1st Parachute Brigade on 16 November ______.
  31. Complete the sentence about Siliana with the correct year: In April ______ the Silianian people participated in the first Tunisian revolution against the police, the first Tunisian opposition to their…
  32. Complete the sentence about Hammam Sousse with the correct year: The first map of the village was drawn in ______ during the rule of the Husainid dynasty, where there are fourteen oil mills, four mill…
  33. Complete the sentence about Hammam Sousse with the correct year: In ______, the Mthalith tribe attacked the village because of the taxes imposed by the Husseinites.
  34. Complete the sentence about Mahdia Governorate with the correct year: The governorate of Mahdia was created by the decree of March 9, ______ after having been part of the governorate of Sousse.
  35. Complete the sentence about Manouba Governorate with the correct year: The current governorate, created on July 31, ______, brings together delegations that previously reported to the governorate of A…
  36. Complete the sentence about El Mourouj with the correct year: Tunis Business School, founded in ______, is the first public English-language business school in Tunisia.
  37. Complete the sentence about El Mourouj with the correct year: A metro line, connecting El Mourouj to Tunis and consisting of 16 stations, was inaugurated on November 12, ______, after three years of c…
  38. Complete the sentence about Le Bardo with the correct year: The ancient beys' residence was the site of the Tunisian National Assembly headquarters, and the National Museum opened there in ______.
  39. Complete the sentence about Le Bardo with the correct year: The city gave its name to the Treaty of Bardo, signed in Ksar Saïd Palace, which placed Tunisia under a French protectorate in May ______.
  40. Complete the sentence about Le Kram with the correct year: Prior to ______, Le Kram was a municipal district within the neighbouring municipality of La Goulette.
  41. Complete the sentence about Radès with the correct year: The Maxula-Radès tramway to the sea was tram line that ran between Maxula-Radès station and the Mediterranean coast from ______ and until the 1…
  42. Complete the sentence about Radès with the correct year: The Beylical Decree of 7 July ______ approved the agreement signed on 23 June of the same year between the Director of Public Works and Mr.
  43. Complete the sentence about Khroumirie with the correct year: The Khumayr had friendly commercial relations with the Genoese of Tabarka after ______.
  44. Complete the sentence about Djerba Island with the correct year: In the first stage, Kairouan experienced prosperity for 78 years until the arrival of the Hilalids in the year ______.
  45. Complete the sentence about Pantelleria with the correct year: Requesens's family became princes of Pantelleria until ______, when a Turkish fleet commanded by Dragut sacked the island.
  46. Complete the sentence about Pantelleria with the correct year: A naval battle took place near the island in July ______ when an armed English merchant fleet of five ships managed to repel an attack by…
  47. Complete the sentence about Sicily with the correct year: In ______, the kingdom unified with the Kingdom of Naples to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
  48. Complete the sentence about Sicily with the correct year: Following the Expedition of the Thousand, an invasion led by Giuseppe Garibaldi, and a subsequent plebiscite, the island became part of the ne…
  49. Complete the sentence about Sbeïtla with the correct year: Sbeitla is the capital of the largest delegation in the Kasserine Governorate with an area of ______.5 km.
  50. Complete the sentence about Tebessa with the correct year: In June ______, a Latin codex of 26 leaves written by the Manichaeans was discovered in a cave near the city.
  51. Complete the sentence about Metlaoui with the correct year: In ______, the fossil remains were re-excavated from the ruins and sent to the University of Gafsa for storage.
  52. Complete the sentence about Hajeb El Ayoun with the correct year: The United States Army engaged Rommels Afrika Korps here on 19 February ______.
  53. Complete the sentence about Bou Hajla with the correct year: In ______, the city established an annual theater festival under the name Theatrical Days of Sidi Amor Bou Hajla.
  54. Complete the sentence about Bou Hajla with the correct year: In ______, reports revealed potential reserves of oil in Bou Hajla and nearby areas.
  55. Complete the sentence about Thugga with the correct year: UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in ______, believing that it represents "the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa"…
  56. Complete the sentence about Byrsa with the correct year: St Louis Cathedral was built on Byrsa Hill starting in ______, atop an ancient temple.
  57. Complete the sentence about Byrsa with the correct year: In ______, the body of an ancient Carthaginian individual was excavated from a 2500-year-old Punic tomb in Byrsa Hill.
  58. Complete the sentence about Ammaedara with the correct year: The diocese was nominally restored as Ammædæra of Ammædera and renamed Ammædara in ______.
  59. Which place completes this sentence about Tabarka? In 1540 the island was given by the Ottoman Bey of ______ as a concession to the Genoese Lomellini family.
  60. Which place completes this sentence about Chott el Djerid? The towns of Kebili and Douz are located south of the lake, and the city of ______ is located just to the northwest.
  61. Which place completes this sentence about Ksar Ghilane? Ksar Ghilane also known as Henchir Tébournouk is a Tunisian oasis, archaeological site and town of ______ Governorate located at 33° 00′ 31″ N…
  62. Which place completes this sentence about Medina of Tunis? The Medina of ______ is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
  63. Which place completes this sentence about Medina of Tunis? Founded in 698 around the original core of the Zitouna Mosque, the Medina of ______ developed throughout the Middle Ages.
  64. Which place completes this sentence about Medina of Tunis? Under Almohad rule, ______ became the capital of Ifriqiya, and under the Hafsid period it developed into a religious, intellectual and econom…
  65. Which place completes this sentence about Great Mosque of Kairouan? With the decline of the city from the mid-11th century, the centre of intellectual thought moved to the University of Ez-Zitouna in…
  66. Which place completes this sentence about Lake Ichkeul? Ichkeul National Park is a World Heritage Site located in the north of Tunisia, 25 km southwest of ______ and 15 km north of Mateur.
  67. Which place completes this sentence about Bou-Hedma National Park? Bou-Hedma National Park is located in both the ______ Governorate and Sidi Bouzid Governorate, in Tunisia.
  68. Which place completes this sentence about Mosque of Uqba? Around 690, shortly after its construction, the mosque was destroyed during the occupation of ______ by the Berbers, originally conducted by K…
  69. Which place completes this sentence about Kairouan? Formerly, the city of Kamounia was located where ______ now stands.
  70. Which place completes this sentence about Kairouan? In 745, Kharijite Berbers captured ______, which was already at that time a developed city with luxuriant gardens and olive groves.
  71. Which place completes this sentence about Kairouan? Power struggles continued until Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab recaptured ______ at the end of the 8th century.
  72. Which place completes this sentence about Nefta? Nefta is the last stronghold of this Sufism, and is sometimes called, with some justification, the "______ of the South".
  73. Which place completes this sentence about Menzel Bourguiba? From ______, the city is accessible from the RN11 which places it halfway between Bizerte and Mateur.
  74. Which place completes this sentence about Menzel Bourguiba? In 1897, the French government took the decision to build an arsenal on a strategic site between lakes Ichkeul and ______.
  75. Which place completes this sentence about Grombalia? Grombalia is a Tunisian city located in the ______ Governorate.
  76. Which place completes this sentence about Kasserine Governorate? In ______ Governorate exist two of the most famous Roman sites in Tunisia, which are Sbeitla and Haidra.
  77. Which place completes this sentence about Tozeur Governorate? Integrated into the governorate of ______ in November 1958, it was restored in April 1980.
  78. Which place completes this sentence about Manouba Governorate? The current governorate, created on July 31, 2000, brings together delegations that previously reported to the governorate of ______.
  79. Which place completes this sentence about Khroumirie? The Khumayr had friendly commercial relations with the Genoese of ______ after 1540.
  80. Which place completes the sentence? The cape is located between the cities of Sejnane and ______.
  81. Which place completes this sentence about Sbeïtla? Sbeitla is the capital of the largest delegation in the ______ Governorate with an area of 1133.5 km.
  82. Which place completes this sentence about Gafsa? The Arab army of Uqba ibn Nafi conquered ______ in 688, in spite of resistance from the Berbers.
  83. Which place completes this sentence about Metlaoui? In 2019, the fossil remains were re-excavated from the ruins and sent to the University of ______ for storage.
  84. Which place completes this sentence about Mezzouna? Mezzouna is located at the eastern end of the mountainous mountain range ______, at the foot of the Jebel Neguelet culminating at 411 meters.
  85. Which place completes this sentence about Thala, Tunisia? Thala was the scene of fierce fighting during World War II, in the late stages of the Battle of the ______ Pass.
  86. Which place completes this sentence about Foussana? Foussana is located in the west of ______ Governorate, on the border with Algeria.
  87. Which place completes this sentence about Sbiba? Sbiba is in the Midwest of Tunisia on the latitude of 35° and 36°, about 70 km far from ______, bounded on the north with Jedelienne, Sbeitla to the So…
  88. Which place completes this sentence about Lake Ichkeul? Ichkeul National Park is a World Heritage Site located in the north of Tunisia, 25 km southwest of Bizerte and 15 km north of ______.
  89. Which place completes this sentence about Bou-Hedma National Park? Bou-Hedma National Park is located in both the Gafsa Governorate and ______ Governorate, in Tunisia.
  90. Which place completes this sentence about Makthar? In the 3rd century BC the Numidians built a strategic fortress at the site, chosen to control trade routes between Sbeitla, Kairouan, and ______.
  91. Which place completes this sentence about Sidi Bouzid? On 17 December 2010, clashes occurred in ______ between residents and the police following the public suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi.
  92. Which place completes this sentence about Sidi Bouzid? In early January 2011, more clashes with the police in ______ led to at least 20 deaths.
  93. Which place completes this sentence about Siliana? In November 2012, ______ witnessed clashes between protesters for unemployment and the local police.
  94. Which place completes this sentence about Le Kef? Eventually, ______ became part of the Berber Kingdom of Dorsale.
  95. Which place completes this sentence about Zarzis? Economic activity of ______ is mainly based on tourism, fishing and agriculture; in industry, the food sector dominates with 55 of 89 firms.
  96. Which place completes this sentence about Zarzis? The olive occupies a special place in ______ where there are 1,228,700 feet occupying an area of 61,335 hectares of which 85% are in full production.
  97. Which place completes this sentence about Menzel Bourguiba? From Bizerte, the city is accessible from the RN11 which places it halfway between Bizerte and ______.
  98. Which place completes this sentence about Jendouba Governorate? The governorate of ______ has 31 middle schools and 18 high schools.
  99. Which place completes this sentence about Bizerte Lake? Lake Bizerte is home to two ports: the first is situated in the northeast, while the second is located in the southwest at ______, where ship re…
  100. Which place completes this sentence about Bizerte Lake? The cities of Bizerte, ______, Menzel Abderrahman, and Menzel Jemil, located along the lake's shores, collectively house over 200,000 residents.

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