Medenine

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Medenine is a town in southeastern Tunisia known for its traditional ksour (fortified granaries) and its role as a strategic site during World War II.

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Medenine canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune
administrativeDivisionOf Tunisia
battleDate 1943
capitalOf Medenine Governorate
climate hot semi-arid climate
continent Africa
coordinateLatitude 33.354
coordinateLongitude 10.505
country Tunisia
economyActivity agriculture
tourism
trade
elevation about 90 meters above sea level
governorateCapitalSince 1956
hasHeritage ksour
hasPostalCode 4100
hasRoad RN1 highway
RN19 highway
historicalEvent North African campaign
surface form: World War II North African campaign
historicalRegion Tripolitania
surface form: Tripolitania frontier zone
involvedMilitaryForces British Eighth Army
German Afrika Korps
Italian forces
knownFor Berber architecture
fortified granaries
traditional ksour
languageUsed Arabic
localLanguage Maghrebi Arabic
surface form: Tunisian Arabic
locatedIn southeastern Tunisia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Medenine Governorate
locatedInRegion North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
nearbyCity Gabès
nearbyIsland Djerba
officialLanguage Arabic
populationEstimate over 60,000 inhabitants
religionMajority Islam
roadConnection connected to Djerba by road
siteOfBattle Battle of Medenine
storageFunction grain storage
timeZone Central European Time
tourismAttraction old medina
traditional ksour
traditionalArchitecture multi-storey ghorfas
transportInfrastructure road junction between coastal and inland routes
usedBy semi-nomadic tribes
utcOffset +1
wasStrategicLocationIn World War II

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Battle of Medenine location Medenine
Operation Capri location Medenine