Sidi Bou Said
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| Coordinates: 36°52′N 10°20′E / 36.867°N 10.333°E | |
| Country |  Tunisie |
| Govrenorate | Tunis Govrenorate |
| Indwallers (2004) | |
| - Tot | 5,409 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC1) |
Sidi Bou Said (Arabic: سيدي بو سعيد) is a toun in northren Tunisie (it is locatit ae 20 km frae the caipital o Tunisie, Tunis).
The toun got its name for a Muslim releegious figure who lived there, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji (afore he came alang, it wis cawed Jabal el-Menar). The toun itself is a tourist attraction as it is kent for the extensive uise o blue an white colors aw ower the toun. Aw kynds o souvenirs (some no even remotely connectit tae Sidi Bou Said an sometimes no tae Tunisie itself) can be bought in the main street. While stayin in Sidi Bou Said for a few days is no common, tourists frae Hammamet an ither tourist touns uisually come tae Sidi Bou Said. It can be reached bi a TGM train, which runs frae Tunis tae La Marsa.
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[edit] Airtists
Sidi Bou Said is still unner reputation as a toun o artists. Mony famous artists lived there or visitit Sidi Bou Said. Maist famous is probably Paul Klee. Ither European airtists include Gustave-Henri Jossot, August Macke, Saro Lo Turco an Louis Moillet. Tunisian airtists in Sidi Bou Said are members o Ecole de Tunis (paintin school o Tunis). Maist famous are Yahia Turki, Brahim Dhahak an Ammar Farhat.
[edit] History
- 12t century/13th century AD Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji comes tae the village o Jabal el-Menar an establishes a sanctuary. Efter he dees in 1231, he wis buried there.
- 18t century Turkish governors o Tunis an wealthy citizens o Tunis build residences in Sidi Bou Said.
- 1920s Baron Rodolphe d’Erlanger applies the blue-white theme aw ower the toun.
[edit] Popular tourist destinations near Sidi Bou Said
- Kairouan (Al-Qayrawān, القيروان)
- Tunis (Tūnis, تونس)
- Hammamet (Al-Ḥammāmāt) (الحمامات)
- Carthage (قرطاج)
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View over the roofs/terrasses
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View over the roofs/terrasses
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Typical house
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traditional Moucharabieh
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Small street in Sidi Bou Saïd
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main street with souvenir shop
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Cemetery of Sidi Bou Saïd
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Sidi Bou Saïd at night
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Coordinates: 36°52′N 10°20′E / 36.867°N 10.333°E
