Bou Salem

Bou Salem is a town and commune in the , . As of 2004 it had a population of 20,098. by 2014 this had grown 35,192.
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  • Type: Town with 21,000 residents
  • Description: Tunisian town
  • Also known as: Bū Sālim”, “Souk el Khemis”, “Souk el Kremis”, “Sūq al Khamīs”, and “سوق الخميس

Places of Interest

Highlights include Souk-el-Khemis Airfield.

is an abandoned World War II military airfield in , located approximately 3 km southeast of Bou Salem, and 110 km west-southwest of . is situated 3 km south of Bou Salem.

Bou Salem

Latitude
36.60741° or 36° 36′ 27″ north
Longitude
8.96965° or 8° 58′ 11″ east
Population
21,000
Elevation
127 metres (417 feet)
Open location code
8F8CJX49+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1837034352
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2471956
Wiki­data ID
Q2911912
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Bou Salem” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: البوسالم
  • Arabic: بوسالم
  • Catalan: Bou Salem
  • Catalan: Bousalem
  • Catalan: Souk El Khemis
  • Cebuano: Bou Salem
  • Dutch: Bou Salem
  • French: Bou Salem
  • French: Souk El Khemis
  • German: Bou Salem
  • Italian: Bou Salem
  • Persian: بوسالم
  • Polish: Bu Salim
  • Romanian: Bou Salem
  • Romanian: Bousalem
  • Russian: Бу-Салем
  • Russian: Бу-Салим
  • Turkish: Bu Salem
  • Ukrainian: Бу Салем
  • Welsh: Bou Salem
  • Zulu: Bou Salem

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