Salakta

Salakta is a small Tunisian village situated by the sea.

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Place details

Locality: سلقطة
Region: ولاية المهدية
Country: تونس
Population: 3,477
Timezone: Africa/Tunis

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.official_name: Salakta
Settlement.native_name: سلقطة
Settlement.nickname: Sullecthum
Settlement.image_skyline: Tunisie Site Salakta.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Salakta.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Tunisia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mahdia Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004
Settlement.population_total: 3,477
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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History
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Tourism
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Salakta is a small Tunisian village situated by the sea.

Salakta has been occupied or ruled by many civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Byzantines, Romans, and Muslim Oubéidines. The attractions include a beach, catacombs, an ancient cemetery and a museum. It is in Salakta that the mosaics "Lion" (with huge proportions, and which is displayed in the Bardo National Museum) was found.

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