Béja Governorate

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Béja Governorate is an administrative region in northwestern Tunisia known for its fertile agricultural lands and important archaeological sites, including the ancient city of Dougga.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Béja Governorate canonical 7
Beja Governorate 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
governorate
administrativeLevel first-level division of Tunisia
agriculturalRegion yes
borderedBy Bizerte Governorate
Jendouba Governorate
Kef Governorate
Siliana Governorate
Zaghouan Governorate
capital Béja
climate Mediterranean climate
containsSite Dougga / Thugga
surface form: Dougga

archaeological site of Dougga
surface form: ancient city of Dougga
country Tunisia
governedBy Governor of Béja
hasCity Amdoun
Béja
Goubellat
Medjez el-Bab
Nefza
Testour
Thibar
Téboursouk
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
food processing industry
livestock raising
hasHeritageSite Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dougga
hasRiver Medjerda River valley
surface form: Medjerda River
hasSettlementType rural areas
urban areas
hasTransportInfrastructure road network connecting to Tunis
historicalInfluence Byzantine period
Islamic period
Roman Empire
knownFor archaeological sites
cereal production
fertile agricultural lands
olive cultivation
locatedIn northwestern Tunisia
locatedOnContinent Africa
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Tunisia
surface form: Tunisian Republic
primaryReligion Islam
region northwestern Tunisia
surface form: northwest Tunisia
timeZone Central European Time
utcOffset +1

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dougga / Thugga locatedIn Béja Governorate
subject surface form: Dougga
mausoleum of Ateban region Béja Governorate
subject surface form: Mausoleum of Ateban
this entity surface form: Beja Governorate
Capitol of Dougga region Béja Governorate
forum of Dougga region Béja Governorate
Bizerte Governorate borders Béja Governorate
Temple of Mercury locatedInGovernorate Béja Governorate
subject surface form: Temple of Mercury (Dougga)
Thugga locatedIn Béja Governorate
this entity surface form: Beja Governorate
northwestern Tunisia hasGovernorate Béja Governorate
this entity surface form: Beja Governorate
Manouba Governorate borderedBy Béja Governorate
archaeological site of Dougga locatedIn Béja Governorate
this entity surface form: Beja Governorate