Colbert bombarded the Tunisian port of Sfax on 15–16 July 1881 as the French occupied Tunisia.
Hédi Bouraoui (born July 16, 1932 in Sfax, Tunisia) is a Tunisian/Canadian poet, novelist and academic, who regularly deals with themes involving the transcendence of cultural boundaries.
Eventually rail lines were built all along the coast from the northwest at Tabarka to Bizerte, to Tunis and Sousse, to Sfax and Gabès; inland routes went from the coastal ports to Gafsa, to Kasserine, and to El Kef.
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One company was awarded the concession to develop the mines and build the railroad, another to construct the port facilities at Sfax.
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Zitouna education continued to expand, running four-year secondary schools at Tunis, Sfax, and Gabes, and also a program at the university level, while remaining a traditional Islamic institution.
At the end of the book, they depart to live in Sfax, Tunisia, as did in fact Georges Perec and his wife in 1960–1961.
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The station is located on Menzel Chaker Road in Sfax, just north of the Stade Taïeb Mhiri.
At beginning of the 20th century, the railway line was built from the harbor of Sfax to the mining town of Métlaoui.
The sports stadium, Stade Taïeb Mhiri in Sfax, is named for him, as well as the street, Avenue Taieb Mhiri, in Tunis.