Sfax

Sfax ( ; , ) is a major port city in Tunisia, located southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD849 on the ruins of Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate (about 955,421 inhabitants in 2014), and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 341,999 (census 2022). Its main industries include phosphate, olive and nut processing, fishing (it is the largest fishing port in Tunisia) and international trade. The city is the second-most populous in the country after the capital, Tunis.

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Sfax is a major Mediterranean port city in Tunisia and the country's second-largest city by population, serving as a crucial hub for fishing, phosphate processing, and international trade. Founded in the 9th century, it remains economically important as Tunisia's largest fishing port and a center for processing agricultural and mineral exports.

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Settlement.official_name: Sfax
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top: View of Sfax from Ksar Ben Romadhane, Cafe Sidi Boussaid, Sfax Governorate headquarters, Dar Jellouli Museum, Avenue Farhat Hached, City Walls, Sidi Amor Kammoun Mosque
Settlement.pushpin_map: Tunisia
Settlement.pushpin_label: Sfax
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sfax Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Delegation(s)
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sfax West, Sfax South, Sfax Medina
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: AD 849
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 341999
Settlement.population_metro: 1018341
Settlement.population_urban: 660000
Settlement.demographics_type1: GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)