词条 | Jendouba |
释义 | Jendouba Tunisia also spelled Jundūbah, also called Sūq al-Arbaʿāʾ, also spelled Souk el-Arba town, northwestern Tunisia, about 95 miles (150 km) west of Tunis. It lies along the middle Wadi Majardah (Majardah, Wadi) (Medjerda). The town was developed on the railway from Tunis to Algeria during the French protectorate (1881–1955) and still serves as an important crossroads and administrative centre on the route from Tunis to the Algerian border. The town is a centre for the cultivation and export of grains, especially wheat. About 5 miles (8 km) north are the ruins of the Numidian, and later Roman, town of Bulla Regia. The surrounding area is the alluvial plain of the middle Majardah valley, a hot, dry region conducive to the cultivation of grains. Pop. (2004) 43,997. |
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