Khniss

Khniss is a small coastal city in the Tunisian Sahel region, located approximately 5 km south of . It is a commune of the , with a total municipal area of 18.17 km² and a population of 12,627 as of the 2024 census, up from 11,229 in 2014, reflecting an annual growth rate of 1.1% over the intercensal decade.
  • Village with about 12,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • Description: Tunisian town
  • Address: Khniss
  • Also known as
    “Khenis”
    “Khnis”
    “Khunays”
    “Knais”
    “Kneis”
    “Krnis”
    “Neis”

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Latitude
35.71457° or 35° 42′ 53″ north
Longitude
10.81827° or 10° 49′ 6″ east
Open location code
8F7GPR79+R8
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Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Khniss” goes by many names.
خنيسArabic
KhnissCatalan
KhnissDutch
크니스Korean
خنیسPersian
HnisPolish
KhnissRomanian
خنیسSouth Azerbaijani
KhnissSwahili
HuneysTurkish
ХнісUkrainian
خنیسUrdu
KhnissZulu

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