Gabès Governorate
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Gabès Governorate (Arabic: ولاية قابس) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 7,175 km² and has a population of 343,000 (2004 census). The capital is Gabès.
[edit] Geography
The governorate of Gabès is situated in southeast Tunisia on the coast of the Gulf of Gabès, 376 km south of the capital, Tunis.
It has some small cities, such as:
- Matmata
- New Matmata
- Hamma
- Matwiya
- Ghanoosh
- Mareth
- Menzel el Habeeb
- Widthreff
Gabès has a hot Mediterranean weather. Gabès offers five contrasting landscapes: the beach, the mountains, the desert, small forest, oasis.
[edit] Tourism
The most famous tourist site in Gabès governorate is Matmata. Matmata is one of the rare cities in the world that is still in its original state. Governorate is famous for its mountains and natural places.
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| Ariana | Béja | Ben Arous | Bizerte | Gabès | Gafsa | Jendouba | Kairouan | Kasserine | Kebili | Kef | Mahdia | Manouba | Medenine | Monastir | Nabeul | Sfax | Sidi Bou Said | Siliana | Sousse | Tataouine | Tozeur | Tunis | Zaghouan | |
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