Menzel Abderrahmane
Menzel Abderrahmane (Arabic: منزل عبد الرحمان) is a town and commune in the Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia. As of 2004 it had a population of 16,824. The town is about sixty miles north of Tunis on the north shore of Lake Bizerte. It is part of the town of Bizerte which it is separated only a few kilometers. Attached to the Governorate of Bizerte, it belongs to the delegation of Menzel Jemil and is a municipality with 16,824 inhabitants in 2004.
Menzel Abderrahmane | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Bizerte Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maroua Dridi (Democratic Current) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 19,078 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
The city was founded in the second half of the tenth century by the Umayyads. It is characterized by the economic importance of manufacturing industry employs around 40% of the workforce.
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