Béja

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Béja is a historic city in northwestern Tunisia known for its agricultural importance and Roman-era heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus municipality
capitalOf Béja Governorate NERFINISHED
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Africa
coordinateLocation 36.7333°N 9.1833°E
country Tunisia
countryCallingCode +216
distanceTo about 100 km west of Tunis
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 300 metres
hasAgriculturalProduct barley
legumes
olive oil
wheat
hasBuilding Béja railway station NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity grain trade
hasHeritage Roman-era heritage
hasHistoricalLayer Byzantine period NERFINISHED
Islamic period
Punic period NERFINISHED
Roman period
hasIndustry agriculture
food processing
hasNearbyFeature fertile Béja plain
hasNearbyRiver Medjerda River NERFINISHED
hasReligiousBuilding mosques
hasTopography surrounded by hills
historicalName Vacca NERFINISHED
Vaga NERFINISHED
knownFor agricultural importance
cereal production
fertile plains
languageSpoken Tunisian Arabic NERFINISHED
locatedIn North Africa
northwestern Tunisia NERFINISHED
northwestern Tunisian highlands
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Béja Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Tell region of Tunisia
officialLanguage Arabic
postalCode 9000
regionType agricultural region
roadNetwork served by National Road RN5
significantPeriod Roman era
timeZone Central European Time
transportInfrastructure connected by road to Tunis
wasPartOf Province of Africa Proconsularis NERFINISHED
Roman Africa NERFINISHED

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