Ezzahra
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Ezzahra
الزهراء | |
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Commune and town | |
  Ezzahra | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.74389°N 10.30833°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Governorate | Ben Arous Governorate |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 34,962 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Ezzahra (الزهراء) is a coastal town 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 El-Bou Mhel 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. Other cities there are agglomerated (cité El Habib, 18 January and Borj El-Louzir). The municipality was founded September 10, 1909, during the colonial period, under the name of Saint-Germain and was subsequently referred Ezzahra independence of Tunisia in honor of national fighter Lazhar Chraïti (1919-1962). Saint-Germain was known by the paintings Paul Klee made in 1915. Ezzahra organizes a theater festival each summer. It also has a club basketball (Ezzahra Sports) among the best in Tunisia. Ezzahra is also the birthplace of the Tunasian progressive metal band Myrath.
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36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.7439°N 10.3083°E
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