Ezzahra
Commune and town in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia
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Ezzahra (Arabic: الزهراء) is a coastal city on the outskirts of Tunis located south of the capital. Ezzahra is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the municipalities of Rades, Hammam Lif and Boumhel EL-Bassatine. Administratively attached to the governorate of Ben Arous, it is the seat of a delegation and a municipality of 31,792 inhabitants (in 2014) while the city itself has a population of 6000 inhabitants. The municipality of Ezzahra consists of four cities: Ezzahra, El Habib, 18 January and Borj El-Louzir.
Ezzahra
الزهراء | |
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Commune and town | |
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  Ezzahra | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Ben Arous Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Rayen Hamzaoui |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 36,298 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 2034 |
| Website | www |
History
The municipality was founded on September 10, 1909, during the colonial period, under the name of Saint-Germain and was subsequently renamed Ezzahra after the independence of Tunisia in honor of national fighter Lazhar Chraïti (1919-1963).
Culture
Ezzahra organizes a theater festival each summer. It also has a basketball club (Ezzahra Sports) among the best in Tunisia and there also is two of the oldest elementary schools and high schools in Tunisia: Al Jomhouriya Avenue Elementary School and Ibn Rachik High School.
Ezzahra is also the birthplace of the Tunisian progressive metal band Myrath.
