Medjez el-Bab
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Medjez el-Bab is a historic town in northern Tunisia known for its strategic location on the Medjerda River and its role in World War II’s North African campaign.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | seat of a delegation within Béja Governorate ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
cereals
ⓘ
fruit ⓘ olives ⓘ |
| coordinates | 36.650°N 9.617°E ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| crossedBy | major road linking Tunis to interior regions ⓘ |
| distanceFromTunis | about 60 km west ⓘ |
| hasBridgeOver | Medjerda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemeteryType |
civil cemetery
ⓘ
military cemetery ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Roman-era remains in surrounding area ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Medjez-el-Bab Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAgriculturalInfrastructure | irrigation works on Medjerda River ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBattlefield | Longstop Hill area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailConnection | line linking Tunis with western Tunisia ⓘ |
| hasStrategicLocation | true ⓘ |
| hasWarCemeteryManagedBy | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodSignificance | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
role in World War II North African campaign ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| localDialect | Tunisian Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Béja Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Tunisia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Medjerda River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialCommemorates | missing Commonwealth servicemen in Tunisia ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Béja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Medjerda valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities | agriculture ⓘ |
| railwayImportance | junction on Tunis–Algeria route ⓘ |
| regionType | fertile agricultural plain ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverValley | Medjerda valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of routes between Tunis and Algerian border ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional road and rail hub ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
| warCemeteryCommemorates | Commonwealth soldiers who died in Tunisia Campaign ⓘ |
| wasOccupiedBy | Axis forces during World War II ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | French protectorate of Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRecapturedBy | Allied forces during Tunisia Campaign ⓘ |
| wasSiteOf | battles between Allied and Axis forces in 1942–1943 ⓘ |
| WWIIRole | key Allied staging area before advance on Tunis ⓘ |
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