Mahdia Governorate
Ksour Essef
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Ksour Essef

Ksour Essef or Ksour Essaf is a town and commune in the , , on the coast of the , about 200 km south of . As of 2014 it had a population of 36,274. Ksour Essef is noted as the birthplace of the poet Youssef Rzouga.
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  • Type: Town with 26,200 residents
  • Description: Tunisian town
  • Also known as: “Ksursef”, “Qsour Essaf”, and “Quşūr as Sāf”
  • Address: Ksour Essef

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salakta and Rejiche.

Village
Photo: Rais67, Public domain.
is a small village situated by the sea. has been occupied or ruled by many civilisations, including the Phoenicians, Byzantines, Romans, and Muslim Oubéidines. is situated 5 km southeast of Ksour Essef.

Village
Photo: Meriem Mach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004, it had a population of 8,925. It is a southern suburb of , lying on the coast. is situated 7 km northeast of Ksour Essef.

Village
is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 6,651. is situated 7 km southwest of Ksour Essef.

Ksour Essef

Latitude
35.41628° or 35° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
10.99872° or 10° 59′ 55″ east
Population
26,200
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
United Nations Location Code
TN KEF
Open location code
8F7GCX8X+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 558962262
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2467856
Wiki­data ID
Q3141573
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Ksour Essef” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصور الساف”
  • Catalan: “Ksour Essaf”
  • Catalan: “Ksour Essef”
  • Cebuano: “Ksour Essaf”
  • Dutch: “Ksour Essef”
  • French: “Ksour Essaf”
  • French: “Ksour Essef”
  • German: “Ksour Essef”
  • Persian: “قصور الساف”
  • Portuguese: “Ksour Essef”
  • Romanian: “Ksour Essaf”
  • Spanish: “Ksour Essef”
  • Swedish: “Tunis kommun”
  • Turkish: “Kusurü’s-Sef”
  • Ukrainian: “Ксур-ес-Сеф”
  • Urdu: “قصور الساف”
  • Zulu: “Ksour Essef”

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