Qafṣah (Tunisia

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
גפסה (תוניסיה : פרובינציה)
Name (Latin)
Qafṣah (Tunisia : Province)
Other forms of name
Wilāyat Qafṣah (Tunisia)
Associated country
Tunisia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 140796928
Wikidata: Q269968
Library of congress: n 85346717
Sources of Information
  • BGN, 11/4/86(Wilāyat Qafṣah [Qafṣah=brief], 1st-order admin. div., 34°30ʹN, 9°00ʹE)
  • BGN, 11/4/86(Wilāyat Qafṣah [Qafṣah=brief], 1st-order admin. div., 34p0s30ʹN, 9p0s00ʹE)
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Wikipedia description:

Gafsa Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨفصة Wilāyat Gafṣa; French: Gouvernorat de Gafsa) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 7807 km2 and has a population of 337,331 (2014 census). The capital of the city is Gafsa. The governorate is considered a primarily mining region. Phosphate is the region's main resource, with 47 industrial enterprises located there.

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