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Ezzahra الزهراء
Commune and town
Ezzahra
Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.74389°N 10.30833°E / 36.74389; 10.30833
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ben Arous Governorate
Government
• Mayor	Mohamed Rayen Hamzaoui
Population  (2014)
• Total	34,962
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET)
Postal code	2034
Website	www.commune-ezzahra.gov.tn

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.

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.

See also

• List of cities in Tunisia

References

36°44′38″N 10°18′30″E / 36.7439°N 10.3083°E / 36.7439; 10.3083

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