Testour, Béja Governorate, Tunisia


🇹🇳 Testour is a small town located in the north of Tunisia. The town is perched on the hills of Medjerda Valley, 20 km (12 mi) south-west of Medjez-el-Bab, the crossroads between Tunis, Béja, and the north of Tunisia. It was known during the Roman period, as Tichilla, which means the green grass as it is situated in the mouth of Siliana valley. It was rebuilt in the 1500s by Muslim and Jewish refugees from Andalusia who gave it a distinctive character in building and layout. Today it is a popular pilgrimage for Jews who visit Rabbi Fraji Chawat's tomb.

The city host an international festival of Malouf and traditional Maghrebi music since 1967.

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Testour has a population of over 13,397 people. Testour also forms part of the wider Béja Governorate which has a population of over 303,032 people. Testour is situated near Béja.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Testour has links with:

🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, Morocco 🇮🇹 Gibellina, Italy 🇵🇹 Serpa, Portugal
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Antipodal to Testour is: -170.55,-36.55

Locations Near: Testour 9.45,36.55

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🇹🇳 Manouba 10.1,36.8 d: 64.3  

🇹🇳 Zaghouen 10.142,36.4 d: 64.1  

🇹🇳 Tunis 10.164,36.797 d: 69.3  

🇹🇳 Aryanah 10.183,36.85 d: 73.4  

🇹🇳 Bizerte 9.872,37.273 d: 88.7  

🇹🇳 Ben Arous 10.321,36.75 d: 80.8  

🇹🇳 El Marsa 10.317,36.867 d: 84.9  

🇹🇳 La Marsa 10.317,36.867 d: 84.9  

🇹🇳 Grombalia 10.5,36.6 d: 93.9  

Antipodal to: Testour -170.55,-36.55

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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 17538.7  

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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17064.3  

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🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 13476.8  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 13464.9  

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🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 13445.6  

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