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Populated coastal places in Tunisia

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Bizerte (, ) is the capital and largest city of Bizerte Governorate in northern Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located north of the capital Tunis. It is also known as the last town to remain under French control after the rest of the country won its independence from France. The city had 162,053 inhabitants in 2014.

Nabeul (; ; Tamazight: ⵏⴰⴱⴻⵍ) is a coastal town located in northeastern Tunisia, on the south coast of the Cape Bon peninsula and surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea on both sides. It is the first seaside resort in Tunisia. It is known for its agricultural riches and its tourism potential. The city had a population of 84,291 as of the 2022 census.

Tabarka ( '''') is a coastal town located in north-western Tunisia, close to the border with Algeria. Tabarka was occupied at various times by Punics, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Genoese and Ottomans. The town is dominated by an offshore rock on which there remains a Genoese castle. Nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba, later president of post-independence Tunisia, was exiled on Tabarka by the French colonial authorities in 1952. Tourist attractions include coral fishing, the Coralis Festival of underwater photography, and its annual jazz festival.

Kelibia (Kélibia) ( '), often referred to as Klibia or Gallipia''' by European writers, is a coastal town on the Cap Bon peninsula, Nabeul Governorate in the far north-eastern part of Tunisia. Its sand beaches are considered some of the finest in the Mediterranean.

Zarzis, also known as Jarjis ( ''''), is a coastal commune (municipality) in southeastern Tunisia, former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see under its ancient name Gergis.

Enfidha (or Dar-el-Bey, '''') is a town in north-eastern Tunisia with a population of approximately 10,000. It is visited by tourists on their way to Takrouna. It lies on the railway between Tunis and Sousse, approximately 45 km northeast of Sousse and a few kilometres inland from the Gulf of Hammamet. The nearby Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport opened in 2009, serving charter flights from several European countries.

cape in Tunisia, northernmost point of mainland Africa

Skhira () is a coastal town in Sfax Governorate, central-eastern Tunisia. It is located at around . It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Gabes. It has a large oil terminal for pipelines coming from the Tunisian and Algerian oilfields. The old village grew in the late nineteenth century as the centre of the export trade in esparto grass, used in the manufacture of paper.

Hergla () is a small cliff-top town in north-eastern Tunisia at the Gulf of Hammamet. White houses of Hergla with often blue window and door surroundings are built in the classic style characteristic for Tunisia. Sousse is about 24 km south-east of Hergla. There is a lagoon between Hergla and its neighbour town Chott Meryem in the south-east called Halk el menzel (sickle lake).

Metline () is a commune and town on the Mediterranean coast, in the Bizerte Governorate of northern Tunisia. As of 2004, it had a population of 7,370. It is located approximately north of Tunis, southeast of Bizerte and northwest of Ras Jebel. The commune of Metline occupies a peninsula extending between the mountains, the sea and the forest, with a coastline of more than . Cape Zebib is to the northeast. The commune was created on May 3, 1967.

Remla () is the main town of the Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. It is part of the Sfax Governorate. A three-day Octopus Festival in March marks the start of the octopus fishing season.

Boughrara () is a coastal town in central-eastern Tunisia. It is located at around . During the Roman occupation of North Africa, Boughrara was known as Gigthis. File:Golfboughrara.jpg|Golf of Boughrara File:Port boughrara.jpg|Port boughrara. File:Djerba, Lac Bibane.jpg|Boughrara from space File:Les thermes-palestre (Boughrara) 14.jpg |ruins at Boughrara