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La Goulette
حلق الوادي | |
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 Panorama of La Goulette | |
  La Goulette Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Tunis Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | La Goulette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amel Limam (Tahya Tounes) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 45,711 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
La Goulette (French: [la ɡulɛt]; Italian: La Goletta), also known by the endonym Halq al-Wadi (Arabic: حلق الوادي, romanized: Ḥalq al-Wādī, Tunisian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈħalq əlˈwɛːd], lit. 'the River's Throat'), is a municipality and the port of Tunis, Tunisia.
La Goulette is located at around 36°49′5″N 10°18′18″E / 36.81806°N 10.30500°E on a sandbar between Lake Tūnis and the Gulf of Tunis. The port, located 12km east of Tunis, is the point of convergence of Tunisia's major road and rail networks.[1] La Goulette is linked to Tunis by the TGM railway and to Europe by a ferry service.[2]
Origin of the name
[edit]The name derives from the "gullet" or "river's throat", a channel where the city is located – and not from the ship type schooner, called goulette, gulet, goleta or goletta in French, Turkish, Spanish and Italian, respectively.[citation needed]
Transit activities
[edit]In addition to its transit and cruise activities, the port of La Goulette also receives ships carrying cargoes such as cars, and bulk cereals. It handles a large portion of the country's imports and much of its exports (principally phosphates, iron ore, and fruits and vegetables).[2]
However, the development plan of the port provides for its specialization as a port exclusively reserved for passenger and tourist traffic.[3]
History
[edit]The Fort de la Goulette, a kasbah fortress, was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain, but was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1574. The remains of Hispano-Turkish fortifications lie inland.[2]
The port was a popular destination for summer holidays in the 19th century. La Goulette's Sicilian town quarter became commonly known as la Petite Sicile ("Little "Sicily"). It once housed a prominent Italian community – among others the actress Claudia Cardinale. It was also home to sizeable Jewish and Maltese communities.[2] In 1868, the Treaty of La Goulette was signed here.
Population
[edit]| Homes | Families | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17930 | 12658 | 22889 | 22822 | 45711 |
Media related to La Goulette at Wikimedia Commons
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Linea, Corsica. "CORSICA linea". www.corsicalinea.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- 1 2 3 4 "La Goulette | Tunisia". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ↑ "Goulette – Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ↑ "التعداد العام للسكان والسكنى 2014" (PDF). ins.tn (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-05-22.
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