Place details
Place nameTunis
Other namesTunis, Tunus, Túnez, Tunes
CountryTunis
Latitude36.833
Longitude10.217
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Founded by Libyans; flourished after Muslim conquest in 7th cen.; controlled by Hafsid dynasty from 13th cen. to the 16th cen.; taken twice by Spain in the 16th cen.; fell in 1574 to Turks who held it until French occupation in 1881.