Tabarka
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Tabarka طبرقة |
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 Tabarka
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| Coordinates: 36°57′16″N 8°45′29″E / 36.95444°N 8.75806°ECoordinates: 36°57′16″N 8°45′29″E / 36.95444°N 8.75806°E | |
| Country |
 Tunisia
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| Governorate | Jendouba Governorate |
| Elevation | 15.4 ft (4.7 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City | 17,425 |
| • Density | 10,080/sq mi (3,893/km2) |
| • Urban | 41,293 |
| • Urban density | 80/sq mi (31/km2) |
| • Metro | 48.993 |
| • Metro density | 170/sq mi (64/km2) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
| Postal Code | 8110 |
Tabarka (Arabic: طبرقة 
ṭbarqa, Phoenician Ṭabarqa, Thabraca in Latin, also called Tbarga by locals) is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, at about 36°57′16″N 8°45′29″E / 36.95444°N 8.75806°E, close to the border with Algeria. It has been famous for its coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography and the annual jazz festival. Tabarka's history is a colorful mosaic of Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Turkish civilizations. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which is built a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later to become president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled here by the French colonial authorities in 1952.
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