Agareb
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Agareb | |
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Commune and town | |
 Aerial view of Agareb | |
  Agareb Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 34°26′N 10°19′E / 34.433°N 10.317°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Sfax Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 11,513 |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
Agareb (Tunisian Arabic: عقارب) is a coastal town and commune in eastern Tunisia in the Sfax Governorate. It lies 20 km from Sfax. As of 2014 it had a population of 40,943 in both the urban and rural areas.[1][2]
It was founded by a Marabout of the fourteenth century, named Brahim ben Yaakoub Sid Agareb صيد (أسد) عقارب.
Agareb has a large industrial area which includes one of largest tile plants in Tunisia. Pastoral and olive production are important.
A civil society campaign called Manish Msab ("I am not a landfill") drew national attention to Agareb as "home of the country's most toxic landfill."[3]
