Béja
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Béja is a historic city in northwestern Tunisia known for its agricultural importance and Roman-era heritage.
Statements (47)
| 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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