Sfax
Sfax
صفاقس | |
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Clockwise from top: View of Sfax from Ksar Ben Romadhane, Cafe Sidi Boussaid, Sfax Governorate headquarters, Dar Jellouli Museum, Avenue Farhat Hached, City Walls, Sidi Amor Kammoun Mosque | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′24″N 10°45′36″E / 34.74000°N 10.76000°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sfax Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | Sfax West, Sfax South, Sfax Medina |
| Established | AD 849 |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| 341,999 | |
| • Metro | 1,018,341 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 |
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Sfax (/s(ə)ˈfæks/ s(ə-)FAKS; Arabic: صفاقس, romanized: Ṣafāqis, Tunisian Arabic: [ˈsˤfaːqəs] ⓘ) is a major port city in Tunisia, located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 341,999 (census 2022). Its main industries include phosphate, olive and nut processing, fishing (it is the largest fishing port in Tunisia) and international trade. The city is the second-most populous in the country after the capital, Tunis.